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A Simple Reason Why You Need To Go With The Flow

I like to fly.  I know some people don’t.  But I like to fly.  The whole thing. Driving to the airport. Waiting for my flight. Sitting in those cramped seats for often 3 hours plus. I like to fly. I know I’m going somewhere. And while I’m on my way, there is peace and quiet. No interruptions.  No cell phones.  No voice messages.  No kids.  No nothing.  I get to open my laptop and write. I find it very relaxing. But when I’m heading home, I like to get home. I don’t want to deal with delays, traffic, or anything that will stand in my way of seeing my family even minutes later than I’m scheduled to So last week I’m flying home from Newark. Estimated departure is 5:35pm. I’m looking at the time clock on my computer and it says 6:05pm. Hmmm. Kind of weird. No one near the cock pit has announced a delay. I guess I’m not going to make the 6:15pm bus back to Boulder. Kind of a bummer. The next one is an hour later. As I look out the window, I go into a mild panic. It doesn’t look like Denver to me. And we’re about to touch down. I look at the guy next to me who shrugs his shoulders and pulls out his iPhone. “Pueblo,” he says. “We’ve landed in Pueblo.” WTF?

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Weather in Denver. DIA is closed. Funny ‘cause it looks beautiful here. Passengers are freaking out. Yeah, they could have told us before we landed. But at least we’re in Pueblo, not Colorado Springs. Apparently there were 28 planes diverted there. Imagine the line up after they’ve been given clearance to depart. How long are we here? No one knows but we’ll refuel while we can. Going to miss the 7:15pm bus back to Boulder.  90 minutes later we’re up in the air again. Ooops. Maybe not for long. Weather in Denver. DIA is closed again. We’re in a holding pattern and if we can’t land in the next 30 minutes, we’ll have to head back to Pueblo to refuel. Everyone’s grumpy. Connections are going to be missed. Or are they? DIA was closed so no one could get in. But people are grumpy. Not me. I got on the phone with my dad and chatted it up. I hadn’t talked to him in awhile. Going to miss the 8:15pm bus back to Boulder. But you know what?  You’ve got to go with the flow.  I caught the 9:20 bus. I was home by 10:40pm. And everyone was waiting for me. Life went on. And now? I’m sitting at DIA delayed 90 minutes so far for a flight to Dulles where I’m the speaker at an event that’s going to start before I get there. They’ll wait. Life goes on.  I've given you a simple reason why you need to relax and go with the flow. It just ain't worth getting bothered over something you don't have any control over. How do you deal with adapting to your circumstances? I'd love to hear from you so please leave a comment in the box below. And if you think someone would benefit from this blog, please Tweet it, Pin it or share it on Facebook! This article was originally featured on Positively Positive

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