I recently traveled to Omaha. I had a connection in Dallas which was 60 minutes, but got cut short to 20 minutes due to delays from Milwaukee. I wasn’t the only one that had a connection.As the plane arrived in Dallas, our connecting city, people got visibly stressed. I imagined they were asking themselves, Will I miss my flight? What if I do? How will I make my meeting? What, another day that I won’t see my loved one? How much more money will I be out? As we began to de-plane, some people barreled their way from the back of the plane in a desperate attempt to the get to the front. I don’t think they realized that their efforts only created a bottle neck which impacted others. Delays are going to happen - that’s part of life. If that’s true, why do we allow ourselves to get stressed? Seneca wrote something like, “Why should I suffer in advance?”I ultimately got where I was meant to go. A few hours later. Alive. Calm.

Last modified on 2022-10-30