Life's Hurdles

Sometimes our hurdles in life can be actual hurdles that you try to jump over to impress your 6-year old son; but then you catch your leg on them, trip, and scrape your hands and face on the asphalt. Then what can you do but jump back up as fast as you can to assure your children that you are okay and that everything is going to be just fine as you limp around the remainder of the track.

Why can't I ever just glide over life's hurdles?