How big things begin.

I am always interested in how big things begin. You know how it is; you're young, you make some decisions... then swish, you're seventy. You've been working your profession for over fifty years and that white-haired lady by your side has eaten over 50,000 meals with you. How do such things begin? - Thornton Wilder, Our Town

How do big things begin? Often times they begin and we don’t even know “it” is beginning. A relationship that turns into a marriage. A whisper that turns into your calling. A cup of coffee that turns into a lifelong friendship. Your kids’ skinned knees from preschool soccer turn into a college scholarship.

Then, swwwisssshhh. Time passes and before you know it life looks really different. It’s easy to look in hindsight and see how these things begin. But what if we paid attention and treated everyone and everything with the possibility that it will turn into a “big thing.” That respect would feel really different, huh?

Giving something my full attention (and intention) at any given moment helps me live through these slivers of life that are just beginning. Step by step, meal by meal, word by word, stitch by stitch, note by note. Big things are beginning all the time, we just have to take notice.