Before I knew what was happening, I was on the cold, hard floor. Confusion and embarrassment lingered within me, waiting to surface. To me, a five year-old girl, there were only two options at hand: stay on the floor and cry about the pain, or get up and deal with the situation.
Ten minutes prior to this incident, I was content as I stood up in the spacious shopping cart, strolling along Cabela’s, the hunting and fishing gear superstore. Although hunting and fishing did not truly interest me, the taxidermied animal exhibits were fascinating, and contributed to why I enjoyed being at the store. I expected a pleasant day to come.
At one point, I heard my dad say something in the background, but I was too engrossed in my surroundings that I did not hear what he had said. I obtusely dismissed his words as negligible ramblings. The shopping cart came to a halt, and I had the opportunity to walk around freely inside of it. When I finally registered the words my dad had spoken, I realized my fateful mistake.
“Sarah, sit down or you are going to fall out.”
“Wha—?” I replied, but it was too late.
Simultaneously, the cart began to move with an abrupt force. I frantically tried to …show more content…
Whether I am performing with my saxophone on the field in the marching band or rolling a twelve-pound ball down the lane on the bowling team, I am aware of my environment. This awareness allows me to easily adapt to various situations. If I venture too close to another marching band member on the field, or if I advance too close to the oily bowling lane, I recall the time when I fell out of a shopping cart, and how I could have avoided that predicament by simply paying attention to what was happening around me. When a band director or a coach talks, I listen. When a fellow band member or a teammate acts a certain way, I react accordingly. I now can stay focused on a task as well as be attentive to my
Ten minutes prior to this incident, I was content as I stood up in the spacious shopping cart, strolling along Cabela’s, the hunting and fishing gear superstore. Although hunting and fishing did not truly interest me, the taxidermied animal exhibits were fascinating, and contributed to why I enjoyed being at the store. I expected a pleasant day to come.
At one point, I heard my dad say something in the background, but I was too engrossed in my surroundings that I did not hear what he had said. I obtusely dismissed his words as negligible ramblings. The shopping cart came to a halt, and I had the opportunity to walk around freely inside of it. When I finally registered the words my dad had spoken, I realized my fateful mistake.
“Sarah, sit down or you are going to fall out.”
“Wha—?” I replied, but it was too late.
Simultaneously, the cart began to move with an abrupt force. I frantically tried to …show more content…
Whether I am performing with my saxophone on the field in the marching band or rolling a twelve-pound ball down the lane on the bowling team, I am aware of my environment. This awareness allows me to easily adapt to various situations. If I venture too close to another marching band member on the field, or if I advance too close to the oily bowling lane, I recall the time when I fell out of a shopping cart, and how I could have avoided that predicament by simply paying attention to what was happening around me. When a band director or a coach talks, I listen. When a fellow band member or a teammate acts a certain way, I react accordingly. I now can stay focused on a task as well as be attentive to my