Mountains to Molehills

From the Bonefire Tarot, the Five of Wands; from the Day of the Dead Lenormand, the Mice:

          The Five of Wands shows a group of burning pine cones; they tend to light easily and burn brightly. They make lots of cracking and popping noises (from the sap) but burn out very quickly. On top of the cones are a pair of 'conkers' - two horse chestnuts on the end of a string. In this game, kids take turns trying to crack their opponent's nut. Both these symbols remind me that no matter how intense a conflict or hassle may feel at the time, it's not that big of a deal in the larger scheme of things. However the appearance of the Mice show how these kind of little things can gnaw into my joy and contentment. Though these situations are really just inconveniences that might give me a headache, my emotions can make them into something much larger. My body will respond with a cortisol cocktail, and I start acting like the hassles are all major hurdles. A friend once remarked (when I was having such a day): "So you took a bad ten minutes and stretched it into a whole day?" Her wry sense of humor shrinks my mountains back to molehills every time.