TextMail: Wow!
Written by pravsj on December 2nd, 2007 in Attitude, Change, Difficulties, How To Live, Learning, Life, Text Mail.
Wow!
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.
From archives; Shared on Text Mail
December 2nd, 2007 at 7:17 pm
WOW!
December 2nd, 2007 at 9:27 pm
Really nice….. Really Inspiring.
December 2nd, 2007 at 9:28 pm
life’s always going to keep us off balance with its unexpected problems.
becuase God don’t leave us ….
December 3rd, 2007 at 4:26 am
Wow…!!!
I like the “Wow !!” Attitude…
December 3rd, 2007 at 4:59 am
wow……………………………………
wow………………….who are you??????????????????????????????????????
December 3rd, 2007 at 5:16 am
This morning everything went wrong for me. After sorting out all of it, I sit down to check my mail and I see the “WOW” story in my mailbox waiting to teach me that things going wrong is normal. What a timing!!! WOW!!!
December 3rd, 2007 at 8:14 am
Wow! Really i practiced this event, it is really good. THanks for sharing this interesting news.
December 3rd, 2007 at 2:38 pm
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December 3rd, 2007 at 3:05 pm
WOW,today i really discovered wow in a new way.Thanks.
December 3rd, 2007 at 5:28 pm
thats really inspired….kep it up with woww!!
December 4th, 2007 at 4:35 am
A fascinated Wow! will always beat a frustrated Oh, no.
Good One! WoW!
December 4th, 2007 at 8:45 am
Hi there, Infact things do happen wether or not we like them therefore, a good attitude is to accept open heartedly. I’ld like to share a stanza from the song “Mera Jevan Kora Kaghaz” by great singer “Kishore Da”
“dukh ke andar sukh kii jyotii
dukh hii sukh kaa GYaan
dard sah ke janm letaa
har koii inasaan
vo sukhii hai, jo khushii se dard sah gayaa
meraa jiivan …”
December 4th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
WOW!
Great Lesson.
December 4th, 2007 at 6:27 pm
Wow, too good. Thanks a lot.
December 5th, 2007 at 4:55 am
Wow! its really inspiring.
December 5th, 2007 at 11:13 am
Remembers us of the out of the comfort zone scenarios in Life….
December 7th, 2007 at 9:11 am
A soilder lost his one leg in war every body was upset about his fate , but even in pain he said that he is happy that now onwards he has polish only on shoe, so there is hope always in loss.
December 12th, 2007 at 5:54 am
This is a Great approach. Kids can give us great lessons of life, if we study their behaviors carefully.
We did pass through same, but by beliefs & customs dumped by society, we got changed and become more and more vulnerabie!
And thats why someone has adviced: Spend asmuch time as possible, with kids less then 6yr and with seniors above 70yrs.
Thanks again for such a highly inspiring story.
Let us be Kids again!
December 12th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
Wow ! a great attitude yaar .
December 19th, 2007 at 8:30 am
Good one
December 19th, 2007 at 9:25 am
Good One!
January 16th, 2008 at 9:22 am
wOw!!!! … nice
January 16th, 2008 at 10:54 am
a problem is always an oportunity.
February 20th, 2008 at 5:42 am
A real inspiration, I am sending these to my friends.
March 24th, 2008 at 6:56 am
Really a good lesson… Wow!!