Underestimating the power within

Last night a mosquito kept me up for hours.

Whatever it is in your blood or scent that attracts mosquitos - I have it.  And with everything these flying nuisances are carrying these days, I was paranoid.

Over and over again I'd hear the annoying "neeeeeeeeerrrrrr" sound just as I was drifting off to sleep. So I'd be wide awake again, light on, watching, listening, then trying to swat it - swiftly yet silently. All the while getting increasingly infuriated at how such a teeny tiny thing could take away so many hours of my precious sleep.

And then I realised...

1. I was allowing something so small and insignificant get to me. To affect my mood.

How many of us carry out our lives holding on to ridiculous grudges or shame or guilt about things that happened long ago, or that are so irrelevant to our current lives, that we really could let go of.

What small thing are you letting become a big thing?

2. The next thing I realised was how impactful one individual can be.

With all of the chaos and devastation going on in the world the last few weeks, especially with the flooding in northern NSW, I know I'm not the only one feeling such heaviness and helplessness.

But that mosquito last night reminded me that no matter how inconsequential a single person and their donations / contributions / helping hands / prayers may seem, that they can have a huge impact on someone else's life or situation.

RIP mosquito, and thank you for the perspective shift and the reminder to not underestimate how powerful each of us can be.