Bounce Back

Have you ever played or seen Weeble Wobbles before? The toy from the past would always return to standing up after being pushed over. I have been thinking about Weeble Wobbles and life together lately. A couple of years ago I wrote a paper for a sport psychology undergrad class about resilience and I referred to Weeble Wobbles for beginning the paper as a hook. Now when I encounter struggles in life, I think back to my analogy from that paper. This week’s writing Bounce Back elaborates on this analogy. Read, connect, and enjoy.

Bounce Back

I fall down

And think I will stay there.

Yet, here I am standing again.

I fall down.

I am not staying down.

I am bouncing back.

I feel like a toy from long ago.

I am standing up,

Then an external matter bumps into me.

Sometimes I stumble slightly,

While other times I stumble a bit more.

Similar to the stumble

Sometimes I lay longer in the rubble more than I should.

Then, I feel the return part of the bounce.

Breathe and be ready for both sides of the bounce.

Breathe and be ready.