Insignificant isn't a thing.

I'm a speed reader, I can pick up a book and if it catches me, I can finish it in a several hours.  I do this by skipping what I think of as small, insignificant words, "The"  "And"  "But" and so on.  I don't know when or why I started reading this way, more than likely, it was in high school when I would realize a book report was due the next day and I had yet to pick up the book ( procrastination, yet another hurdle I need so desperately to clear yet I'll save that for another day. 😉).   No matter the origin of this reading habit, it is one that sometimes gets in the way of fully understanding the contents of the pages.  When I am reading a self help book, like the one I'm diving into now "The Road Less Traveled", I catch myself skipping words to hurry along the process of finding that certain passage in which it will resonate a profound desire and idea to help me change in the positive way that I am seeking.    Problem is, I find myself not taking the time to hear each word that I'm reading.  I find myself thinking those small words are irrelevant, when in reality, it's the small things, the small words, the small ideas that make up the whole.

I do this in life, I want to skip over the small things to get to the bigger and better when all along the small moments were by far more significant and more precious and more valuable than my idea of what would mean more.  I need to learn to take my time and enjoy the small moments that in reality, make for a big significant life.  

Taking my time to value the small things will lead me to a better existence for myself and for those I love. Life is not a book that I need to rush through, life is a book that I need to take my time with and read each small, extremely significant word.  Live life, moment by moment, day by day, soaking up what I am blessed to have, a wonderful and fulfilling life with people who deserve the best me I can be.