A Lesson from a Five Year Old

Spending a week with my five year old niece meant answering lots and lots of questions. She has an amazing memory and is very inquisitive. We engaged in lots of conversations, one in particular, that taught me a lesson.

Mary Stewart - Holly, are you ever going to get married?

Me - I hope to one day.

Mary Stewart - But you loved that boy whose name began with a ‘C’ didn’t you?

Me - Yes and why do you ask?

Mary Stewart - Well, if you loved him why didn’t you marry him?

Me - Sometimes things don’t always work out the way we hoped or planned.

Mary Stewart - But sometimes they do?

Me - Yep, sometimes they do.

And off to ride her big wheel with my nephew Daniel she went. Such a simple explanation was all she needed. And so it should be with us.

We have been told a thousand times that life is not fair. And we already know that things don’t always go our way. So why, do we as adults, often overanalyze outcomes that are not in our favor or throw pity parties?

Sometimes things work out and sometimes they don’t…so jump back on your big wheel. There is a world of opportunity waiting for you.