Australian wildfires

My problems seem miniscule when compared to larger more serious world problems.  Australia is being ravished by wildfires.  People and animals have died.  Large areas of bushland has been destroyed.  I am grateful that 20 firefighters from California are flying to Australia on Monday.  And I hope that Australia gets just enough rain to extinguish the fires but not so much that the area floods.  And on the side of the world, there is the death of General Soleimani.  Tensions are already high between the Middle Eastern countries themselves and now between Washington and Iran.  The same president who defused the situation with the leader of North Korea is responsible for the extreme tension.  And the tension is exacerbated with social media.  This situation requires delicate handling.  So my little life concerns are piddling.  My husband and I are cleaning the basement.  He took a carload of donations to Kiwanis.  I washed some old blankets to take to the Humane Society.  I am washing some stuffed animals to donate to various charities.  I have to take some old family photos to the shop to be digitalized.  I have to research and find a place for old textbooks and binders.  My husband has to list some electronics on craigslist.   Small everyday tasks.