Sweating the small stuff

It always really annoys me when I hear the phrase, "don’t sweat the small stuff."  First, I don’t like cliches.  Second, and more important, it usually being said by someone who doesn’t understand what the person they are saying it to is going through.  Caregivers, for example.  Caregiving is all about sweating the small stuff, being there to manage the little details that contribute to quality of life for the person you are taking care of.  Making sure a favorite snack is available.  Giving them a call in the middle of the day.  Double and triple checking on a doctor’s appointment.  Help them get dressed but honoring by not doing it for them even when it takes three times as long to do it that way.  The small stuff that caregivers sweat.