My Wife Will Think I'm Nuts
My dear wife travels for her job. She hates being away from home. I miss her but it's great when she comes back; our relationship has never been stale even when neither of us has traveled for work.
Tomorrow, I head off on a cross country jet-trek via Southwest to visit an old friend who now lives in Tennessee. I look forward to the high altitudes that an airplane provides to me; it lightens up my thinking, frees my brain from earthly gravitational constrictions. (Is that really possible? I have no idea.) Anyway, I think bigger on a plane.
What does that mean? It means that I think in grandiose ways: I explore why and how I might be able to realize a recent dream of connecting people, from across the planet, to talk, to converse, to compare notes, to complain.
This economic crisis we're in, for instance, provides an enormous opportunity for us to share our common dread, our fears. Perhaps, even grieve together. And, then, dream anew. It's possible and...I'll probably think about something just like that on the plane tomorrow.
Yes, many of us our scared. But, why can't we harness the energy of that nasty four letter word -- love, yes, there: I've said it -- and use it to help each other. We all need help now even if it's just for the purpose of validating. Just to say: "I hear you, brother; I feel your pain." (Sorry, Bubba just entered the room. Clinton, you know?)
On the plane, I might also think about the question of "how did I get so lucky?" You know, there I'll be, flying on an airplane -- it's still a luxury to me -- thinking lofty thoughts, not concerned with my physical well being. I'll be fed, clothed and have a computer through which I can share thoughts with some wonderful people.
I will likely think: I am part of a family where I am deeply loved, respected, appreciated. Made fun of. Laughed at. How did I come to be so lucky? That will be another thought.
So, these are some of the things I will likely be contemplating on the plane. I hope there's a little piece of inspiration that some of you find from reading this. Inspiration to think big.
My dear wife travels for her job. She hates being away from home. I miss her but it's great when she comes back; our relationship has never been stale even when neither of us has traveled for work.
Tomorrow, I head off on a cross country jet-trek via Southwest to visit an old friend who now lives in Tennessee. I look forward to the high altitudes that an airplane provides to me; it lightens up my thinking, frees my brain from earthly gravitational constrictions. (Is that really possible? I have no idea.) Anyway, I think bigger on a plane.
What does that mean? It means that I think in grandiose ways: I explore why and how I might be able to realize a recent dream of connecting people, from across the planet, to talk, to converse, to compare notes, to complain.
This economic crisis we're in, for instance, provides an enormous opportunity for us to share our common dread, our fears. Perhaps, even grieve together. And, then, dream anew. It's possible and...I'll probably think about something just like that on the plane tomorrow.
Yes, many of us our scared. But, why can't we harness the energy of that nasty four letter word -- love, yes, there: I've said it -- and use it to help each other. We all need help now even if it's just for the purpose of validating. Just to say: "I hear you, brother; I feel your pain." (Sorry, Bubba just entered the room. Clinton, you know?)
On the plane, I might also think about the question of "how did I get so lucky?" You know, there I'll be, flying on an airplane -- it's still a luxury to me -- thinking lofty thoughts, not concerned with my physical well being. I'll be fed, clothed and have a computer through which I can share thoughts with some wonderful people.
I will likely think: I am part of a family where I am deeply loved, respected, appreciated. Made fun of. Laughed at. How did I come to be so lucky? That will be another thought.
So, these are some of the things I will likely be contemplating on the plane. I hope there's a little piece of inspiration that some of you find from reading this. Inspiration to think big.
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