by Mary Layton
Summer travel has started and I’m one of the lucky ones getting away for a a couple of weeks. I will be seeing my family in Germany and look forward to being reunited with everybody.
It’s a lot of work though, finding a flight, finding out how to get to the airport and back, figuring out where to stay and what to do once you reach your destination. With weather being unpredictable at this time of the year, the next challenge is how to dress up. So I pack a little for all weather conditions. The idea is to have fun in the future and to relax. But it’s always an effort to pull it off. To get all the chores done so I can leave.
Personally, for me travel preparations are thrilling but also make me feel a little anxious of all the many factors that are out of my control. What will I encounter? The best I can do is imagine what things might be like and not get too hung up on what I imagined. Most important thing is that I got a ticket and a passport and that I will not miss my plane, right? I will do my best to accomplish that. Beyond that I will hope to take it easy and to let go of perfection.
There’s an art to traveling. To some of us it comes more or less naturally. Knowing what might make one’s trip comfortable and enjoyable from start to finish is helpful. A good book, a game to play, or a movie to watch on the long hours of sitting immobile in one place. Traveling puts me in touch with who I am. Once I sit in my seat and we are getting ready for take off, I know that I have been able to make a zillion of complex choices. I thank God that he’s got my back, no matter what. Sitting with all the other fellow travelers on my plane I feel free and am ready to surrender to the big unknown. Confined in a small space, I’m thinking of my trip as a spiritual experience that makes me feel the Zen of it all.
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