Relative Something

There is something that Jim Klobuchar shared more than once while I was traveling with him, that has stuck with me enough that I have found myself invoking a version of it myself, multiple times lately. It is something that deserves consideration pretty much any time of any day. To paraphrase him, it is simply to put whatever the current topic on my mind is, in the perspective of comparing it to the grand scheme of human hardships. It works pretty well. Unfortunately, I think it is easier for a person other than the one fretting over something, to break the focus by suggesting a comparison to more grievous circumstances. So, when I have been remembering this of late, it has tended to be when someone other than myself deserves to hear it. But that can get irritating. Fast. More for them, than me.

Luckily, I think it is sinking in enough that I just might have acquired it in my arsenal to ultimately use for myself; with a little practice. I’ve faced worse challenges.

Happy Monday.