Little: Small in amount, number, or degree; not much; short in duration or distance; brief; not long.

There are some special skills that come along with being an alcoholic. One of the best is the ability to change something trivial into something quite significant. We are like magicians prancing and dancing around a darkened stage with dramatic music swelling in the background. We put a cover over a small problem, and Shazam! with a big flash of light and some billowing smoke we sweep the cover off to reveal a huge, complicated problem involving many people and institutions. If we were good we would be able to miniaturize the problem again. But we're not very good. We cut the pretty lady in half then say: "Shit. What now?" We walk away leaving someone else to figure it out.

Two steps to contented serenity. 1. Don't sweat the small stuff. 2. It's all small stuff.

An elephant is a mouse built to government specifications.