A boy’s packed lunch fed a crowd of thousands. Never be embarrassed by the size of what you bring.

What you have to offer will usually look too small to bother bringing. That feeling is doing real damage, because it keeps perfectly useful things in the bag. A packed lunch is an absurd contribution to a hungry crowd, right up until it is the only contribution anyone actually made. Small and real beats impressive and imaginary every time.

Bring your small thing this week without the disclaimer in front of it. The snack, the five dollars, the one skill, the hour you have free. Hand it over and skip the apology about how it is not much.