Ruminating the Countryside

We may need to rethink the small things discourse.

Never fear, I’m not abandoning it entirely. But, let’s just say that there’s a reason the saying can’t see the forest for the trees exists.

Many thanks to Canva AI for helping me visualize this.

I recently had a … situation. I’m being vague, which I know is frustrating (for you and for future me when I read this back), because it’s still ongoing and a sore point for me. But I was very focused on small projects and neglected to see the larger mess I had made around me.

There’s a lesson in all of this, and yes, I needed to learn it.

But I hate learning lessons. This one, it was like a gut punch, and it landed right after a couple shots to the kidneys. The Devil knows our weak spots, and I’m sure he enjoyed landing those punches in the last few weeks.

So, I need to stop patting myself on the back for ‘sweating the small stuff’ and maybe take a step back.

Maybe that’s it. Do some sweating, and then in the cool down, take a look around at the forest. Easy as that, right?

Probably not. But it is something I need to consider. Because I’m not sure I can take another month like this.

In the meantime, I have a whole other forest (or two) with its own trees that need tending. VCP is a beast of a project, and untangling the elements of it is super fun. You try to remember if you’re in Edition 1 or Edition 2; Phase 1 or Phase 2; Term 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8; and then remember that for 9 languages.

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I’m starting to see why I was so focused on the tree.

Prayers?