"It’s the little things in life, isn’t it?"

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A friend who listens to life with us through www.listentolife.org emailed me that she lives on a horse farm just as our family does. She and her husband shoveled sawdust into their truck to use as bedding for their horses’ stalls.

She watched the sawdust very carefully for larger pieces of wood that aren’t pulverized completely. Those pieces can’t go in the horses’ stalls because if a horse steps on it, it might pierce the hoof or bruise it, abscess and cause a problem. So she tossed these pieces out.

As she tossed them, she started thinking about how some word or action she might say or do could have the same effect on someone. It might seem insignificant at the time, but it could have far-reaching consequences if not caught. So she decided to watch her words and actions as closely as she does her sawdust.

You and I can learn from her listening to life while shoveling sawdust. Let’s pay attention to our words and actions which seem little, but can have big consequences, as we listen to life and make a life.

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