Let Me Fly

I had a terrible day. We say it all the time. A fight with the boss, the stomach flu, traffic. That’s what we describe as terrible when nothing terrible is happening.
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These are the things we beg for. A root canal, an IRS audit, coffee spilled on our clothes. When the really terrible things happen, we start begging a god we don’t believe in to bring back the little horrors and take away this. It seems quaint now, doesn’t it? The flood in the kitchen, the poison oak, the fight that leaves you shaking with rage. Would it have helped if we could see what else was coming? Would we have known that those were the best moments of our lives

Germs, disease, toxins. Our bodies encounter dangers all the time, just beneath the surface, hidden. Whether you realize it or not, your body is constantly protecting itself. Every time you blink your eye you wash away thousands of unwanted microbes. Breathe in too much unwanted pollen and you sneeze. Your body knows when it encounters something that doesn’t belong. The body detects the invader. It releases its white blood cells and it attacks.
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Just when we think we figured things out, the universe throws us a curve ball. So we have to improvise. We find happiness in unexpected places. We find our way back to things that matter most. The universe is funny that way. Sometimes it just has a way of making sure we wind up exactly where we belong.