Emi is on her way to Japan at the moment. Have a happy and safe flight, dear Emi. And a trip that makes your heart sing.
Flying, especially on a 13-hour flight, tends to dehydrate the body. Bringing and drinking lots of water will minimize jet lag and give a boost to the body, and get us to our destination in good shape. Honest. And having an aisle seat close to the lavatory is a good idea. If an aisle seat is unavailable and your seat mate tires of shuffling around to allow you to pass by, just smile and say thank you. Exericise on a flight is important, that includes walks to the lavatory. Also, it’s good exercise for your seat mate to get up and down to let you pass by. I hope you brought lots of bottled water, Emi.
What about all those stories about flight delays, flight cancellations, and added time spent at airports. Hmm! Getting upset is quite useless. We can’t get that plane moving any faster. In the Jan/Feb 2007 Spirituality & Health magazine is a write-up on page 36 titled, “The Simple Kindness of Sharon Salzberg”. And in that write-up it says that “Salzberg embodies the potential in all of us to live steady lives of nurturing and peace,…”. She wrote a book, The Force of Kindness. Perhaps we should all slip that book into our luggage when going to an airport. And should a voice on the loudspeaker announce you know what, we’ll simply pick up that book and bury our face in it. Reading about kindness when waiting at an airport could be a very good thing.
www.sharonsalzberg.com