Little Things are Important

Recently I was fortunate to have some work done on my laptop by a friend. One of the items we are still working on is a really simple item that was simply overlooked.

My laptop has a touch-pad/mouse built in. These are helpful when you are traveling or quickly opening a laptop to work. Many people find them helpful. In fact a dear friend currently traveling abroad uses hers more than a plug in mouse. I on the other hand have the tendency to drag my thumbs across touch-pads and it plays havoc with whatever task I am working on. I learned this when I traveled for my previous employer and my older laptop had no drivers to turn off the touch-pad. I used to have a small pile of post-it notes strategically placed to prevent any annoying interference.

Ultimately this is a minor thing to fix and my current laptop will again turn off the touch-pad when an "external pointing device" is installed. But it puts me in the mind that it is the simple things that we find a way to balance in our lives.

How often do we accept patterns in our lives and find a way to deal with the things we want to avoid. After how much time do these patterns or even isolation tactics become solid walls that we forget that the sunshine can not reach through our prison walls. We become content with the sliver of light that comes through the window and say that is all there is.

But how wonderful is it when something happens that causes the walls to be breeched. Our prison walls my fall or cause the ceiling to fall and we can again see the sun and stars that we have denied ourselves. We still have to find the keys to the door of this prison for we are the holder of the keys. Did we bury them in the corner? Did we forget they were in our pocket the whole time? Are they the albatross we wear around our neck as a symbol of our penance?

It is the little things like a trickle of water that wears down the foundation of our prison. Do we choose to repair the walls and stay inside or welcome the opportunity for more growth on our path?