Just a little bit of Yiraah

So Moshe tells us - "And now - what does Hashem your G-d ask of you ? Just that you should be in awe of Him ....." [Devarim 10:12]
The Talmud already asks [Brachos 33b, Megilla 25a] "Why 'Just' - is Yiraas Hashem such a small thing ?'
The answers range from yes to no to maybe ( See the Gemara / Ramban / Kli Yakar / Or HaChaim Hakadosh ad loc. ) but one approach which we can effectively use to keep our own spiritual 'charge' is put forth by the Or HaChaim Hakadosh.

You can have a 'little bit' of Yiraah.

There are some things that can't be done by halves. You can't be a little bit shomer shabbos ( I avoid 26 of the melachos ! ) and you can't be a little bit pregnant ( uhh - yeah ). You can, however, have a little bit of Yiraah. Not all-out fear and awe at Hashem's magnificence. Not an overpowering trembling because of His awesomeness. But a bit. Yes, we feel that Hashem is there and that is a reason for increased observance / seriousness / trepidation. Not a lot - but an actual perceptible 'little bit'. And that's good.

So, even if we see ourselves as never reaching the great levels of the Tzaddikim who would be overcome with Yiraas Hashem they would shake and tremble for hours, we can still achieve our own 'little bit'.

Hatzlacha !