The little things matter

Keegan Ruddy
Outside reading
Coach Wooden's Greatest Secret,

In Pat Williams book, Coach Wooden's Greatest Secret, he writes on hall of fame coach John Wooden's recipe for success. Coach Wooden was a detail-orientated man, to an extreme. That extreme led him to ten national championships. In the book Williams quotes James Jones from his book, From Here to Eternity, where Jones says the following "Just write one page every day and at the end of the year you've got a 365-page book."(Jones) This quote I feel epitomizes a life of faith, in an religious discipline. Everything must be taken in the context of the present. The past is gone and the future has not happened. One day at a time is how life is lived, whether that is how the person living life see's it or not that is how life comes at them. Therefore a view on the details of a day are crucial to the success and fruit one gets out of life. Focus on the big picture everyday and you cannot make the small steps need to reach whatever the goal might be. There are steps towards every goal and they must be taken, there are truly no shortcuts in life. This quote is applicable to all aspects of life, but can carry a lot of wait in terms of faith. If one does not focus on the everyday faith life, they are letting life pass them by. In faith, one finds beauty in everyday interactions. A possibility to evangelize, learn about, or profess their own faith. If not focusing on the little moments in life, then one cannot appreciate them as much and might realize an important moment passed them by. Because in reality, all moments are the same length of time, just some carry more weight than others. Therefore the little moments in life are what make life as beautiful as it is.