“I’m falling down!” the little girl exclaimed, as the bus started to move. She had not yet sat down and the movement caused her to half fall, grasping at a seat. “I’m falling down!” she repeated. But her voice was not alarmed. On the contrary, she was shrieking with joy, loving the unexpected moment, excited by the craziness of life.
I am reminded, by this little girl, of how much joy is to be found in life, if we only approach it with a positive attitude. Why be miserable just because things are not unfolding how we expected? Let’s celebrate life’s surprises, even those when everything seems to be going wrong. Then we, too, can feel excited and playful as we cry out “I’m falling down!”
