Baby Triumphs

The problem with baby steps is that when we succeed at one, we feel more successful than we deserve. 

 

Today the South African rugby team, the Springboks, beat the top-ranked New Zealand All Blacks in New Zealand with some brilliant last-minute heroics.  We've never heard sports commentators be so unabashedly biased, even in Red Sox Nation.

 

What did we do?  We opened a bank account.  That was it, we were so relieved that we did no more work for the rest of the day.  Rugby, cricket, naps, playing with the kids next door...we felt like we had earned it!  Honestly, if we told you what we had to go through to get it, you would probably agree, but international banking law is probably not the most exciting thing we could talk about here.  Suffice to say that the phrase “Simple pleasures for simple minds” seems apt.

 

Overall, is it helpful or distracting to celebrate small triumphs?  Discuss.