Small pieces

My boy has spent his morning building a truck with his big boy lego. I have to admit that I am amazed at his ability to sit still and use those fiddly little pieces to make his creations. He wanted to make a digger exactly the same as the one that was on the box, so he pulled out the instructions and began building. 45 minutes later he came to me with his almost complete masterpiece. There was one problem though, 1 out of the 4 wheels would just not stay on. I looked at his truck and to me it looked pretty perfect. I then poured over the instructions to see if something was missing and couldn't work out what it might be...but there it was. This tiny clear little piece that needed to be fitted very early on had failed to make it's way onto the wheels axle and as result, the wheel just wouldn't stay.

How often does that happen? We go about our day focusing on our to do lists, the bigger picture of what we need to get done, but fail to notice the smaller pieces, the tiny detail that may just make everything fall into place that little bit easier and possibly make our days a little brighter. Stopping to have a quick chat with that work colleague as you both make your 4th cup of coffee for the morning, helping your child make their playdough zoo instead of inisiting you have to vacuum the floors NOW, singing to your precious bundle as you change their clothes for the 10th time that day, actually stopping to have lunch. The little pieces that we so often overlook may actually make everything work just that bit better.

Are there any little pieces you are missing today?