An Arrival or a Landing?
It was a “hot landing” (to see an example of a hot landing go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0viWC5jhQI) as we arrived at the Burbank Airport. We were all kind of shook up about it, and a passenger in the back said: “We call that an arrival, not a landing.”
As I watched the birds glide gently out of the sky and land on the Zuma Beach with such skill and ease I was reminded that we do not always make the smoothest transitions in our lives. Sometimes we “Arrive” at a transition and sometimes we have a smooth “Landing.”
All of us would prefer to go through life’s transitions smoothly, but that is not always the case. Often, our arrival comes in a little fast or bumpy. The important thing to remember is not always how perfect our landing was, but whether it is a landing we can walk away from.
Perhaps you have recently gone through a transition in your life - was it a little bumpy? Are you OK now? If so, perhaps it is a good idea to give thanks to God that you have arrived safe and sound and ready for the next phase of your life.
Peace!
Doctor “J”