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Ode to the Little Finger<\/strong><\/p>\n

By: Mayda E. G\u00f3mez<\/strong><\/p>\n

September 2, 2026<\/p>\n

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Have you ever thought about writing to your pinky fingers? If you think about it, they're often the ones that remind us we're alive.<\/p>\n

I'm rushing through the world and, whoosh!, I kick the edge of a table. It's those moments that not only remind me I'm alive; they also remind me of the sun, the moon, the stars, and even the Milky Way.<\/p>\n

And I wonder: if it's dairy, is it because it produces milk? And if I'm lactose intolerant, shouldn't I look to the sky?<\/p>\n

In short, an ode to my little fingers, because with just a caress you make me laugh. With a good shoe you can sit comfortably, but with a little song we travel the world, we remember words worthy of folklore, and we can even add new slang to our dialect.<\/p>\n

Thank you, little finger. Your characteristics have placed you next to the ring finger, the one they say goes straight to the heart. That's how your presence is felt too: a single stumble or carelessness is enough to make one vibrate to the very depths of their being.<\/p>\n

Little finger, small in size, but you know how to make yourself big as you go through all the corners.<\/p>\n

Part of my emotional well-being involves waking up and quickly trying to put a smile on my face. The first message that comes to mind is, "I'm alive," and I immediately think, "Thank you, God.".<\/p>\n

Then I begin to meditate on each part of my body. I wiggle each of my toes, take a deep breath, give thanks, and think: they look so quiet\u2026 and all it takes is bumping into the corner of the bed for me to feel you all week long, as if I didn't even know you were there!<\/p>\n

I think you like being talked to.<\/p>\n

And if I talk to you like that, I feel like we're laughing together: my right little toe and I.<\/p>\n

Yes, even though I have two pinky fingers that look the same, they're different. They belong to different feet: one is on the right and the other on the left. Look, they're even pointing in opposite directions! And the neighboring finger seems determined to keep them from meeting.<\/p>\n

What a responsibility we have! We must present them and treat them individually.<\/p>\n

I continue to meditate and conclude that the little finger has its own character, its own joy, its own attitude, and its own strength.<\/p>\n

You look so weak, yet you have enough strength to cause a whole dance when someone hits you.<\/p>\n

So small, and yet, even if you hide and try to go unnoticed, you know how to make yourself felt in your entirety.<\/p>\n

Thank you for being part of my balance as I walk, for being my joy when I wake up, my alert, my alarm in the face of danger and my voice when I walk in silence\u2026 and stumble.<\/p>\n

Today I honor and acknowledge them.<\/p>\n

To my small, silent, and powerful pinkies.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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