When you live in a big country like the United States with an even bigger past and a brighter future than most of the world, it is easy to only see the things that are big.  We reward hyperbole, overachievement, exaggeration, and superhuman efforts.  Our athletes, businessmen and women, actors, and creative people are all dedicated to achieving both things that increase their rewards and recognition.  It's that drive toward superlatives in both lifestyle and achievement that creates a "blindness to small things".

Care givers for the most part are not given credit nor recognition for the small things that are done dozens of times per day to insure the health and well being of the one they are caring for.  Because care givers work at the bottom rungs economically of our society they are oft overlooked by those making more money who achieve greater status and recognition.  My experience with my father was that there were days that a $7 an hour care giver provided more help than a $20 million per year actor.

Rousseau was correct that small duties faithfully done are some of the most heroic endeavors.  Because we have no system to acknowledge nor reward the little things that people do, we tend to not only not reward them but we overlook them as well.  Imagine a day without the care giving support in the life of the one who needs it.  My sense is that a hero comes along once a day in the care giving business.

RESOLVE that you will acknowledge and reward the care givers in your life that each day perform the duties that are necessary for the care and support of those you love.