Hey, big things are made up of little things. If encouraging someone to take better care of themselves, simply by thought, word or deed, means they are healthier in body or spirit, then surely we should be encouraging little things as well. If I felt that my big things (my asthma, 4 close relatives who've either died from or have the big C, disabled mother with MS) were affecting my life as much as some of the little things (insomnia, the squitters, migraine, whatever), then I would just lie down and give up now.

Sometimes, it is impossible to focus on the big picture, and the whole dis-ease cannot be digested as one piece. Focus on one thing that can be dealt with. Often, when people are in great pain, it is the small things that hurt most. When I was recovering from a Caeserean section, I was in more pain from swollen, itchy feet (side effect of blood pressure problems) than I was from the major surgery procedure. Someone gave me some foot balm and curing that just made everything easier to cope with. So don't ignore the little things.

And I still have that virus......

LTS