The Little Things Are The Big Things
Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. ~ Robert Brault
I'm "on vacation" right now in Alabama. I'm really not in the mood to do the daily blog. But then I'm forced to think of the tears. The salty tears, dripping down the precious cheeks of TheNiceLife.com readers.
The return of the daily blog in 2012 has become habit-forming. My cleverly structured words into sentences and paragraphs has created an addiction of sorts. I'm the dealer; you're the junkie.
Unfortunately, I don't have my dry-erase board here in Alabama. I keep all my potential blog topics on the board, and I review the board whenever I'm bored. This helps me stay inspired with what I'll be writing about the following day.
Just imagine how much fun it would be to live with me! Smartass Dry-Erase board reminders are always a joy to find. =)
As I was setting up shop here at Barnes & Noble, I embarked on a magical journey to my local restroom, where I found a number of inspirational quotations hanging on the wall. This is where I saw today's quotation:
All-too-often humans waste their time and energy on things that don't really matter. And that's exactly what I'm doing right now — with this blog entry.
I'm such a disciplined perfectionist, that I often feel the need to honor my commitments, just for the sake of honoring a commitment. And that's not a bad quality to have. However, when the quality of the product suffers, then it can be a liability.
I feel like I'm simply "forcing" today's blog entry just for the sake of "getting it done." I'm confident a lot of my fellow "perfectionists" can relate to what I'm talking about.
While I'm vacationing in Alabama, I should be focusing my energy on spending time with my old friends, like Grandpa Bill (see below), and dealing with the other work-related elements associated with my trip.
These are the "little-big things." In the larger scheme of things, they're what really matters. My energy should be expended in these areas — not worrying about creating a blog entry just for the sake of creating a blog entry. I'm much more efficient at writing when I'm doing it in the comfort of my own home, while sipping my coffee, after a delicious night's sleep on my pillow-top mattress.
In other words, I need to stop being so hard on myself.
And you should too.
With that being said, I'm going to fully enjoy the remainder of my "work-vacation" without the daily mental frustration associated with creating a new blog entry.
The daily blog will return on Friday, after I return to Virginia. You're only going to be without my inspirational words for the next two days. You're gonna be okay. You can do this.
I hope you enjoyed reading this crappy blog entry today.
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Posted by Brandon Merhout aka NN at 1/24/2012 2:45 PM 
Categories: Relationships, Business, Time Management, Delusional Thinking, Friendship, Family
Categories: Relationships, Business, Time Management, Delusional Thinking, Friendship, Family
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