Last spring I was walking in a park. 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.
Later that day, I received a phone call from a person with news of an unexpected problem. I felt like responding with Oh no, what should we do But remembering that little girl, I found myself saying, Wow, that's interesting! How can I help you
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
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very interesting
Superb sharing...Keep going
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Thanks all 
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We can choose to be frustrated or fascinated
We can choose to be frustrated or fascinated
cooL 
waooooo
but sometimes we can't welcome the troubles with wao
anyway
the main thing is to not frustrate and deal the problems with all our guts and sensibility
but sometimes we can't welcome the troubles with wao
anyway
the main thing is to not frustrate and deal the problems with all our guts and sensibility
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