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I arrived at the airport at 7am to return my rental car before my scheduled flight at 9:15am.
We boarded the plane around 8:30am, and everything was going smoothly until we sped up for takeoff when a hatch underneath the airplane popped open. The sounds of confused passengers crescendoed to a gentleman blurting out, "well, that's not good!"
The busted hatch on the airplane required back to back diagnostic checks every 3 hours, and it did not pass for flight ready until 8pm. I did not re-board the plane until around 8:30pm. I was at the airport for about 11 hours working with the universe AND crushing Judd Apatow's Sicker In The Head. This precious time was suddenly dedicated to a deep dive of interviews with comedians, filmmakers, artists shedding light on the struggle.
The universe is constantly asking us to collaborate. Practice with these moments and tune in with your higher nature. Take advantage of delays, misunderstandings, cancellations and focus on the most important thing. Exist to be in the present because you are NOT alone, and when an airplane of inconvenienced people creates a tense social dynamic, let it remind you of the precepts from Epictetus "it is not things that upset us but rather our opinions about things."
Collaborate with the universe on what is most important, be prepared to work on YOU when your plans change, because when I finally got to board that plane to go home, it was the collaboration from everyone that revealed the humanity of the moment.
xoxo,
Capt. Sutherland
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