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Here’s the thing.  Have you ever heard anyone use that phrase before?  Mayhap you have used it yourself.  I use it quite frequently whenever I find a little bit of information that might be helpful to someone or a nugget of wisdom that they can carry with them or just a tiny fragment of something that can make a difference in their lives or has made a difference in my own.  I often then convey that message by prefacing it with the phrase, “Here’s the thing.”

The implication is that this is the one thing or the one component or the one missing piece to whatever we are looking for.  Now, we all know that is simply not true.  There is no one missing piece.  There is no magic pill.  There is no one missing part of our lives that could be discovered which will make all of our lives harmonious and cause us to walk on the clouds with rainbows and unicorns.  Humans are much more complicated and nuanced than this.

However, that does not mean that we cannot garner a little bit of help from one simple thing.  Sometimes it is that one little phrase in that moment that does help whatever a person might be going through.  So, I am starting this new series and calling it, “Here’s The Thing”.  And I am doing so with tongue firmly planted in cheek, knowing that it will most certainly not solve all our problems.  

However, it may be helpful to take the little things and apply them to one’s life.  Sometimes these things can move you a little closer to becoming what you are striving to achieve.  So, as we begin this journey together, whenever someone starts a sentence with, “Here’s the thing,” it might be a good idea to perk up your ears a little bit and listen intently as that person is trying to share with you something that has been tremendously helpful to them and, just may make a difference in your life as well.