Turbulence

So I know that my previous post said that my next one will be about snuggies, but I actually didn't get a chance to finish putting that together yet so, that will have to wait for when I get back to school! In the mean time...

Turbulence. After an interesting not-so-typical Thursday night in college, I hopped onto a plane to finally come home for spring break.

Well, before I hopped onto that plane, I took the shuttle to LAX. One of my friends booked the shuttle for me and used SuperShuttle. I normally use Primetime. Anyway, Supershuttle told me they'd be there by 2:45. At 2:30 they said they had arrived and would leave without me soon. UH THANKS I was forced to scramble and throw all my crap into my luggage. I'm missing a few things, but oh well it won't kill me. Note to self, my patronage in the future shall be solely toward Primetime. SuperShuttle pissed me off.

Anyway, this post is about turbulence. On the decent into San Jose, my plane hit turbulence. Turbulence normally has a negative connotation, whether it be on a plane or in life. On planes, most people feel uncomfortable or uneasy. Some who rather hate flying actually panic. But I love experiencing turbulence on airplanes. It gives me a rush, a thrill, a sense of excitement. You never know what's going to happen next. How long will it last? Is the plane going to crash? Maybe I'll make it out of here alive with an interesting story. A plane ride without turbulence is a boring plane ride. Sometimes I think to myself, if I feel like I'm living on the edge of life whenever the captain asks us to return to our seats and fasten our seat belts, I must not be living on the edge enough.

Which got me thinking...

Life is full of turbulence. Sometimes this turbulence only lasts a minute of my life, and at other times stays with me forever. Normally when things seem unstable, I feel like all I can do is hang on and wait it out.

But I want to live my life embracing turbulence the same way I embrace it during plane rides. Life is an adventure! I want to begin to welcome turbulence into my life, because the product of turbulence is change and growth. Without it, I will someday wake up years from now wondering why I haven't lived.

On airplanes, when turbulence actually leads to a crash, I will come out with a great story to tell later on.

In life, when turbulence actually leads to a crash, I will come out with a great story to tell later on and also be a better person for it.

So bring it life! I am so ready for the next span of turbulence you give me. Ready for some thrills, excitement, and stories to tell.