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When was the last time you watched a
toddler learn to walk? They take a
few steps and fall. Then get up
and try again. Sometimes they bump
their heads, burst their lips or pull
things down onto their heads. No
matter. They keep falling and
getting up, until one day they make it
clear across the room.
How did we lose
that fierce tenacity to make it no
matter what? Most of us consider
ourselves much more capable than a
toothless toddler, yet they seem to have
something we don't.
The toddler seems
to know that it's okay to fall.
They are always willing to roll over,
get up and try again. A toddler
who stumbles doesn't always fall.
Stumbling actually moves them ahead
faster.
A toddler will
grab onto anyone or anything until they
get their balance. When they do,
they let go and move on. The don't
seem to care how awkward they look,
whether or not people laugh at them or
how many times they fall. They do
it over and over until they get it
right.
Isn't it funny
that those of us who know how to walk
are always afraid to fall?
-- Iyanla Vanzant |
