I have news for you, small can have an impact.
I
discovered this when I mistakenly took my 13 year old daughter’s white jeans to
change into after my workout at the gym
How did I do this? It all started out when I found my own
white jeans in my daughter’s wardrobe and somehow I picked up her jeans rather
than mine. I always had my eye on my
daughter’s jeans because they had two beautifully coloured rainbow
designs on the back pocket and were flared at the bottom. I wished I
could fit into them but when I secretly tried them on six months
previously, I couldn’t get them past my hips, let alone around my waist!
The sheer panic that hit me when I saw the colourful
pockets in the gym changing room was like being caught in public with no
clothes on. What was I going to do without something as vital as trousers?
I had no time to return home because I was
going straight out for dinner with my family and the thought of wearing my
sweaty, smelly toxic gym shorts was a bit too much. No amount of stretching was going to convert
my little red top into a dress. I had to get the jeans to fit. I took such a
deep breath to hold my stomach in I nearly passed out. I couldn’t grunt or
strain because I didn’t want the woman who stood next to me to know what I had
done. I became hopeful when I heaved up the jeans beyond my hips but the popper
refused to pop and my bulging stomach exploded over the top of the jeans like a
waterfall and kept on undoing the zip. I had no alternative but to swallow my pride and ask
the woman to help me pop the button.
Although, initially a little taken aback by
my unusual request the woman gave a huge tug at the trousers and popped the
button. I thanked the helpful woman profusely and hoping that she would be a
holidaymaker, so I wouldn’t have to see her again, I asked, “how long have you
been in Bali?” She replied, “14 years.” With not much hope of keeping this one quiet, I decided to look on the bright side. After six months of taking small steps at the gym, I could finally wear my daughter’s
jeans, even if it was a bit of a squeeze!
I strutted out of the changing rooms looking like John
Travolta from Saturday Night Fever. My too long jeans made a whooshing
noise as they swept the floor.
As Anita Roddick, founder of the Body Shop said, "If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito."
We can so easily use ‘small’ as an excuse to not do
things, whether we use it as a reason to say why bother, we feel we’re not
making enough progress or we’re not significant enough to make an impact. Think
again and realise that small is never too small.Enjoy making an impact!
Janet
