The advice is to step back. To view the big picture.

And it’s helpful to see the entire tapestry … to appreciate its beauty and to see our place in it.

But the entire tapestry can also be a bit much. It can easily overwhelm us.

Every so often, we need the comfort of standing close — really close — and immersing ourselves in the details.

Thankfully, we can still make meaningful contributions … even when we have our nose to the fibers.