This is a (headless) picture of my daughter standing up after falling down. She will only walk these days, there is no need for crawling. And she gets better and better each day. But when she's tired, sick, or really excited, then her balance just leaves her. So she falls every few steps. Falling is (usually) no big deal, she just positions her feet and legs, then pushes up, just like babies do, and starts walking again.Last week when she was sick, and could barely make it five or six steps before crashing, I tried to imagine what life would be like if your hold on balance was so tenuous. I couldn't imagine just falling every few steps. And I certainly couldn't imagine consistently getting back up again.
It's true that this is all she knows, but really, when does the brain decide that failure is not okay, and stop trying when success is not quick and simple? I want to just keep getting back up. And to be happy about it.
