From the desk of Grace Lange,
A few weeks ago I spent a few days in my hometown with my family and friends, and I made my way back to Fargo on a Wednesday evening…
I parked my car in my driveway, and rushed inside to use the bathroom after a long car ride.
I ran up the stairs and opened the toilet seat, and what do you know…
THERE IS A DEAD SQUIRREL IN MY TOILET.
A dead freaking squirrel.
Immediately I scream, call my dad, my boyfriend, my mom, and my sister and try to explain to them what just happened to me…
How does a squirrel get in my toilet?!
To this day I still have no idea how this happened or why this happened. I believe it will always be a mystery…
And if you want to know how I got it out, reach out to me and that will be a conversation we’ll have to have over a beer!
As crazy as this story was, it got me thinking…
There has to be some sort of lesson to come out of this.
Here is what I came up with:
I have a tendency to make a big deal out of the little things in life. Do you?
When one little thing goes wrong, I always feel like it is the end of the world. I’ll give you some examples…
- I accidently send an email out that has the wrong information in it
- I forget about a meeting that I am supposed to be at or I have to cancel a meeting for some reason
- I miss a workout one day or eat too much
- I am running late to something or the people I am with don’t have the same urgency as me
These things seem so little or unimportant… but sometimes I get so overwhelmed by little mistakes or issues that I can barely go on.
I realized that I need to remind myself that things aren’t so bad…
When these little things go wrong or we have little issues, I need to remind myself that at least I don’t have a squirrel in my toilet today!
I mean in reality, what’s the worst that could happen?
When you find yourself getting upset or letting the little things in life affect you…
I challenge you to tell yourself, “At least I don’t have a squirrel in my toilet today!”