My friend, Joelle, told me she had an Ah-ha moment the other day relating to today’s Tool for Tuesday: How Important Is it?

Her husband, Tyler, was making coffee for both of them when he opened a second pint of creamer – even though there was already one open in the refrigerator.

“He will NEVER check to see if there is another creamer already open, he’s ALWAYS going to grab the first one he can get his hands on!” Joelle told me.   “But then I had that ah-hah moment and thought: It’s okay…who cares??!!!!  It’s not worth getting upset over!”

Before then, Joelle said that she would tell herself that it was okay when he opened a second creamer – but it still bothered her.  This time, she said that it didn’t rattle her. Instead, it dawned on her that she was very lucky. “My husband loves me enough to make me a cup of coffee,” she said.

I love those ah-hah moments, when the coin drops in the slot and something new clicks in our brain. Because really, how important is it?

Shoes scattered in the hall, a driver cutting ahead of you, a pile from your neighbor’s dog right on your front lawn, two open pints of creamer…How important is it? Not enough to give away our peace of mind.

Speaking of coffee…the winner of the Starbucks Pound of Ground Coffee is Kate Stewart! Thank you to everyone who entered the contest.