Today is the last day of my holiday,…and I sprained my ankle walking on flat ground.
I was in the kitchen, baking an Orange Pie, when someone knocked on the door. Anna, a dear neighbor, came by to say hello.
After her visit, I watched as she carefully walked down the stairs, afraid to fall and hurt herself again.
Years ago, she tripped and broke her ankle, and she never really recovered from the fall. While she was carefully measuring her every step, I thought of the accident, and I felt sorry for the pain she had to live with.
I then hurried back into the kitchen to finish my Orange Pie so that I could go for my usual morning walk.
Happy to be out in the fresh air, I walked swiftly along the old olive trees, enjoying the breathtaking view of the volcano of Stromboli,
…when I suddenly tripped and fell.
I rolled downhill and ended up flat on the ground.
My ankle hurt so bad I could hardly breathe.
Luckily, managed to call for help, and now I’m spending the last afternoon of my holiday on the couch.
…thinking about what really happened.
What Had Really Happened?
There was really no reason for me to fall as I did. The ground was flat, dry, and smooth, and I was wearing good walking shoes.
I then remembered my thoughts when Anna was walking down the stairs earlier this morning. I had felt sorry for her pain, but I had forgotten to add a good-feeling thought before rushing back to the kitchen and my Orange Pie.
In my Wonderations Method, I teach exactly that:
Always remember to add a good-feeling thought to any negative thought that passes through your head.
Otherwise, you might end up on the couch like me, with a bandaged foot in the air, enjoying the view through the window!
