Expect the Unexpected and It Might Just Delight You

There I was, walking down a quiet country road on Maui, taking in the stillness, the sun, the silence…and suddenly, two llamas wandered right into my path.

Not part of the plan.
Not on any itinerary.
Not a moment I could have predicted.

And yet, it became the moment of the day that made me laugh out loud, breathe deeper, and remember something I too often forget:

Life doesn’t just surprise us with challenges.
It surprises us with delight.

We spend so much of our lives preparing for what might go wrong.
We brace.
We anticipate the storm.
We tighten up, thinking resilience is only about enduring the hard parts.

But sometimes the universe places two llamas in your path…quite literally…to remind you that the unexpected can be beautiful, funny, and disarming in all the best ways.

It can shift your mood.
It can open your heart.
It can remind you that joy doesn’t always ask for permission before it appears.

On that road in Maui, I remembered that resilience isn’t just about recovering from setbacks. It’s also about staying open to the good you didn’t see coming. The laughter. The lightness. The little moments that pull you out of your head and back into your life.

So the next time something surprises you, pause before assuming it’s a problem.
It might be a gift.
It might be guidance.
It might be two llamas reminding you not to take yourself too seriously.

Resilience Reset: Expect the unexpected. You might just find delight waiting for you in the middle of the road.