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So, I was cleaning Ginger’s cage today because some nasty little flying bugs somehow got into it. But as I did so, a thought occurred to me. Ginger had to live with these bugs for at least a week as I prepared her cage to be cleaned. (Buying coconut coir, letting it dry, scheduling for one of my family members to help me carry the cage outside to be cleaned, etc.). During this time, the bugs never bothered her once. As a matter of fact, I don’t think she even noticed them.
That’s when the thought occurred to me. Here I am, huffing and puffing and freaking out that there are bugs in Ginger’s cage. I was stressed and anxious and kept checking to make sure she was okay. And she was fine. Just fine.
The nasty little gnats in her cage made me thing about how often I let the little “bugs” of life to drag me down. It’s always the nagging, frustrating, little events that I allow to pull me down. I get depressed, anxious, and exhaust myself trying to make everything alright.
Rather than letting the things stress me out, I think I need to be more like Ginger. The little things are not so bad. I have been allowing them to control my life. Each thing will be tackled at its own time, and worrying about them ahead of time will do nothing. Just like Ginger was able to ignore the gnats and focus on munching her food, digging into the dirt, and getting a good night’s sleep, I believe that I should focus on the positive things in my life. After all, It says that “the ‘little bugs’ produce perseverance, and perseverance, character, and character hope. And hope does not disappoint us.”
So next time the little things start to drag me down, I’ll just remember how little it really is, and I’ll turn my thoughts to all the blessings I have been given!
Thanks for reading, guys! (Ginger using her treats as a pillow, perfectly satisfied despite the bugs)
That’s when the thought occurred to me. Here I am, huffing and puffing and freaking out that there are bugs in Ginger’s cage. I was stressed and anxious and kept checking to make sure she was okay. And she was fine. Just fine.
The nasty little gnats in her cage made me thing about how often I let the little “bugs” of life to drag me down. It’s always the nagging, frustrating, little events that I allow to pull me down. I get depressed, anxious, and exhaust myself trying to make everything alright.
Rather than letting the things stress me out, I think I need to be more like Ginger. The little things are not so bad. I have been allowing them to control my life. Each thing will be tackled at its own time, and worrying about them ahead of time will do nothing. Just like Ginger was able to ignore the gnats and focus on munching her food, digging into the dirt, and getting a good night’s sleep, I believe that I should focus on the positive things in my life. After all, It says that “the ‘little bugs’ produce perseverance, and perseverance, character, and character hope. And hope does not disappoint us.”
So next time the little things start to drag me down, I’ll just remember how little it really is, and I’ll turn my thoughts to all the blessings I have been given!
Thanks for reading, guys! (Ginger using her treats as a pillow, perfectly satisfied despite the bugs)