More Air Travel from You Know Where...
Well, I am sitting at an airport again...My flight got messed up again. But here's the thing. We have a choice in how we respond. No amount of kicking, screaming, moaning, groaning, or other more unacceptable words describing frustrated air traveller's behavior is going to make it any better.I am going home after an intense two days of visiting with life long friends. Well, almost lifelong. Since first grade. I guess I was saying third grade, but my memory isn't what it used to be...it was since first grade.
We got off to a bit of a later than hoped for start from the hotel, but it didn't matter...my flight was delayed anyway. The earlier one had been cancelled. I was to fly from SD to SF on my way back to Newark, where I then need to shuttle to Timbuktu two to find my car and then drive, once again in the middle of the night.
Well, then my flight got delayed, resulting in a missed connection, resulting in a re booking through Denver. So what are you going to do?
Act in a way that would do Jesus proud.
I greeted the gate agent and thanked him for taking care of me, noting that just for the record I didn't hold him personally responsible for the fact that things were messed up. A pleasant change, he noted.
We had a lovely conversation, and he upgraded me to economy plus; an unexpected perk.
And...I was smart enough to buy a new book at B&N yesterday (Shane Claiborne's JESUS FOR PRESIDENT) and am still coherent enough to write, so I got a draft done for a story on love and friendship for a compilation that Gary Chapman is working on. (If you are reading this and want to submit and don't have the writer's guidelines, email me). Perhaps you could also see the Starbucks sign in the background, so how bad can it be? I'll let you know when I get home! But seriously, its not the poor desk agent's fault, so why take it out on him?
So live the Golden Rule and do Jesus Justice.
Labels: Airline travel, delays, Jesus, Jesus for President, kindness, shane claiborne, the golden rule
posted by www.kathypride.com at
4:00 PM
3 Comments:
LOL! :)
Wow, look what happened? You got an upgrade for doing what Jesus would do! Good for you.
I now travel with the Murphy's Law principle and I'm pleasantly surprised when things go smoothly (which by the way hasn't happened YET). But that's why we're writers! We get the privilege of turning our adventures into stories--right?!
Glad you're back safely or are you still in Newark (smile!)?
HUGS!
Finally made it home...the plane landed in that gross nowhere man's land time of approximately 3 am...then drove, and got home at six. I was so desperate for caffeine on the drive, that when all I could find was a White Castle (arent' they the square handburger people from the seventies?) that was just fine.
And yes, as writers we can always parlay our experiences, but the best part of all is that as followers of Christ, we know as Paul Harvey would say, "The rest of the story."
Hugs back atcha!
White Castle...don't get me started! I had no idea what they were twenty years ago when we first moved here (and to this day I haven't eaten one of those little critters!). But I saw them in the freezer section yesterday (so little--almost bite size--absolutely adorable!).
You're amazing! It would take me two days to get over such a ride--3:00 a.m. and not home until 6:00 a.m. Oh girl, you need a vacation from your vacation!
HUGS!
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