Pine needle in my shoe

While I was walking to the subway on my way home from work, a fragment of pine needle worked its way into my shoe, through my sock and stuck in the bottom of my foot. It was enough of an irritant that I couldn't put weight on my foot. I hobbled and limped my way to a nearby bus stop that had a bench and sat down and pulled it out. It's amazing how something so small can cause so much pain and irritation.

It's the same in life. There are a lot of little things that irritate, annoy or hurt us. We have to make a choice to remove them from our lives.