This I Believe - Becky

A note: Our friend Becky Bergh joined us for the Spirituality Night when we wrote our "This I Believe" statements. We wanted to include Becky's reflection for each of you to share! Becky is a Music Therapist in Philadelphia and is originally from Cincinnati, OH. 

It doesn't have to be big to be meaningful. Sometimes it just takes getting out of bed to realize it, and other times it takes a wrong turn. The world that we inhabit is so large, so complex, that beliefs can be seen as small, especially  when it is thought by one person, one family, one group.

But that's the thing about thoughts, beliefs, faiths. They begin so small, so seemingly insignificant, that sometimes it's hard to even perceive them as significant until they are all you can see. All that you do, all that you know. And they spread. Not reliably. But a little of you is integrated into her life, into his. Until these small things are quite large. This little thing ends up shaping your interactions, your experiences, your life.

I believe in insignificance. In the unseen and the forgotten. There is beauty in the little tasks: bending to pick up a pencil, in holding a door, a smile. There is strength and gratitude in those who are unknown, unacknowledged. Simply because of their seeming lack of importance, and yet where would we be without them.

Where would we be without the random affirmations from strangers? Without random acts of kindness? I believe one would be less human.

So although what we see today overwhelmingly is this desire to be known, to make our mark, to be remembered, it is often the small things that make the greatest impact.  Choosing to get out of bed in the morning. Choosing to smile. Choosing to listen to someone else talk about their day. Because in the end, we are all connected by our little acts.  The acts of love and compassion, of care, of joy. We leave our fingerprints on each other by our love. And that remains, to me, to be the most beautiful daily acts of all.