Snow is gently falling outside my window. For those of us in
the Northeast United States this is a common occurrence this winter especially
in the past month. Yet as I gaze out on the winter wonderland that blanketed
the area overnight I realize something about accomplishment that snow can teach
us… a little bit at a time can cover the world.
Think about the size of a snowflake. Seriously! When we
imagine just a small snowflake we might think “what could this possibly amount
to?” Yet when we look at drifts, blizzards and snowbound areas we see the power
of massing small incidental things to create enormous effects.
Many of us have dreams, some of them big and some of them
small. Yet they remain as dreams because we can’t fathom reaching the end,
finishing them. They seem too insurmountable. Whether you have a project at
work or at home; for your life goal or a career necessity, at times it seems
impossible to start.
That’s where the beauty of a snowflake comes in. Just a
small, incremental step in the direction of your goal adds up. Just a little
each day (and I mean a little) can add up to amazing amounts. Whether you are
writing a book and only adding a paragraph at a time, or managing a project at
work and just sent the first email, the gradual culmination of small things
creates big effects.
What small thing can you do today to make one tiny dent in
your “to do” list? What step could you take that would get a little closer to
the goal? What tiny fragment could you place in your own world, or the world at
large that eventually could blanket everything?
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