Last week I was walking along the road. A short distance ahead of me was a mom and her three-year-old daughter. The little girl was holding on to a string that was attached to a helium balloon.
| All of a sudden, a sharp gust of wind took the balloon from the little girl.
I braced myself for some screaming and crying.But, no! As the little girl turned to watch her balloon go skyward, she gleefully shouted out, Wow! I didn’t realize it at that moment, but that little girl taught me something. |
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A month earlier, I had received from a person with news of an unexpected problem. I responded with “Oh no, what should I do”. But when I saw that little girl, I found myself saying, “Wow, that’s interesting!”
One thing’s for sure – life’s always going to keep us off balance with its unexpected problems. That’s a given. What’s not preordained is our response. We can choose to be frustrated or fascinated. No matter what the situation, a fascinated “Wow!” will always beat a frustrated “Oh, no”.
So the next time you experience one of life’s unexpected gusts, remember that little girl and make it a Wow! experience. The Wow! response always works.
