I woke up at 4:00, took my dog Leia for a walk, took a shower and was ready by 5:00 AM although our flight was scheduled for 6:30 AM. I then got to the airport, took the covers off the plane, cleaned my windows, checked the fuel, removed the tie-downs, etc. That’s when I looked at the wings and saw that I had a very hard frost on my wings. About that time was when Roger arrived to verify that no, I couldn’t fly with a hard frost on my wings. If you’ve never flown a plane, you’re probably thinking what’s the big deal. Read this article to find out: http://www.boldmethod.com/blog/list/2017/10/6-reasons-frost-on-wings-can-be-deadly/
Do you have mornings like that? You wake up so enormously excited to start the day only to be faced with disappointment. Life can humble you, bring you to your knees. I keep telling myself that everything happens for a reason, be patient. You’ve heard that saying, right? Have you heard: “Plans are of little importance, but planning is essential.” (Winston Churchill)
Things didn’t go as planned this morning and that’s okay. My flight planned for 6:30 AM was moved to 1:00 PM today. Life can and does change on a dime. This change had a positive spin. But, just remember that everything in your life can change in the blink of an eye. Love with all your heart. Forgive often. You may never know when you might not have that opportunity or even second again.
As Carl Rogers, American psychologist, said “The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination.” When I’m up in the air, the vast majority of the time it’s the direction of my dreams.
This afternoon didn’t go well. Planes coming in just ahead of me. Planes going out just ahead of me. Wind gusts as I was trying to land. I was looking for just one second of comfort and never found it.
Maybe tomorrow will be better. Or perhaps the day after that. If we have one tiny ounce of hope left, it’s still hope.
“Someday everything will make perfect sense. So for now, laugh at the confusion, smile through the tears, and keep reminding yourself over and over that everything happens for a reason.”
My friend and instructor just sent me an email after I had published this blog. I don’t know how he knew what I was thinking but I certainly appreciated the email in which he said, “Flying can leave one with let downs. Like airplanes breaking down, bad weather, Frost, low ceilings. But the old saying goes if you try to fly in bad weather and get killed doing it, it is is a good chance your funeral will be held on a very flying day. So just wait, good weather is coming.”