Everything Matters

“If I'm confused, or upset, or angry, if I can go out and look at the stars I'll almost always get back a sense of proportion. It's not that they make me feel insignificant; it's the very opposite; they make me feel that everything matters, be it ever so small, and that there's meaning to life even when it seems most meaningless.”

― Madeleine L'Engle, A Ring of Endless Light

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everything matters

we make the mistake sometimes

of thinking nothing matters

or that we don’t matter

that our lives and actions

don’t count,

at least not for much,

in the huge movements of history

but we count

we all do

and so do our actions

who knows what that smile meant?

that moment when you really listened

that time of silent, compassionate presence

that word of encouragement

sometimes the world pivots

on the sparkle of the sunshine on snow

the nudge of a kitten’s nose

the touch of a hand

the hug of a sister

sometimes