Saturday, we took a walk in the woods along the Iron Legs bicycle trail in Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge (which luckily is about a 10 minute drive from my house).  It was a great way to spend about 4 hours and enjoy the solitude and beauty of this 9000 acre forest.  About mid way I stopped and challenged myself to find something in this random spot to photograph.  I chose several subjects, but this acorn setting on a fallen tree was my favorite.

                As I walked around this large fallen tree I saw something ironic about this tiny acorn sitting atop the tip of one of its enormous dead branches.  I become aware of the contrast of the seed sitting atop the parent, the small acorn conquering the mighty oak, the future victorious over the past and the small insignificant child surviving the silent giant lying at my feet.  Then I began to comprehend the tremendous power and importance of the little things all around me.  As I looked more closely at the acorn balanced on the limb before me, I recognized the potential creation of a thousand forests within this one acorn.

                Small things carry great significance.  Little things make a big difference.  An atom is the smallest thing in the world which, when split, becomes the biggest.  A few tiny words of encouragement spoken into the ears of a child could alter his entire destiny.  One kind deed done for a stranger could change his life.  A cup of cold water given to the thirsty carries eternal consequences.  Little things are important and the smallest good deed matters a great deal to somebody.   My life is just a great bundle of little things; and each one of those little things impacts my life and the lives of those around me.  What we do today matters; a butterfly flaps his wings and tiny changes happen in the atmosphere and soon a tornado appears somewhere around the world.  Little things do make a big difference.

                We may not be famous or rich or the most gifted, but we do have the power and ability to make a contribution.  We can’t do it all, but we can do something; and what we can do is important to somebody.  So look for opportunities to do something good for somebody today; who knows, it might be the things that changes your life.  What have you got to lose?

Something to think about:

• There is very little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.

• I am only one, but still I am one;

• I cannot do everything,
  but still I can do something;
  and because I cannot do everything,
  I will not refuse to do
  the something that I can do.

• The smallest good deed is better than the grandest intention.

• The beginning of greatness is to be little; the increase of greatness is to be less; the perfection of greatness is to be nothing.

• Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness and small obligations win and preserve the heart.

• Paying attention to simple little things that most men neglect makes a few men rich.

• The best portions of a good man’s life—His little, nameless, unremembered acts
  Of kindness and love.

Your Little Buddy
Rickey Moore