Everything...And Nothing

It had been a while since YoYo and I had seen our other bestie, Miche (a little nickname we baptized her with.)
We FINALLY got together the other night and proceeded to catch up.
"So, Miche, what have you been up to since we last saw you almost a ridiculous THREE months ago?"
Her response, while rubbing her head: "Oh, let's see. Everything, and nothing."

Which lead me to think about life and what we DO in life. The only thing I could liken it to was the following:

Have you ever observed a swarm of ants attempting to build their anthole?

There are virtually thousands of them, constantly moving, carrying specs of rocks or grains of dirt or sand, back and forth, bumping into each other, going around blockades, all in a seemingly never-ending process. And in the end, they have a nice pile of dirt with a hole in the middle to show, for what I'm sure, to them, feels like years of work.

And that's what we do everyday, folks. Granted our hustling and bustling seems more grandiose and self-important, but when viewed from far away, we are all really going about our constant routines, carrying physical or emotional specs or chunks of something, just trying to get ahead, move on and complete the otherwise minute string of chores that make up our lives. But hopefully, we can learn to take pleasure in the little moments, and more importantly, take pride and satisfaction in the end result.

-Cathy