Canceled

Canceled. This flight has been canceled. The message hit my phone and sat like a ton of bricks. The joy of getting home, sleeping in my bed, and relaxing for the next three days was replaced with anger, frustration, and bitterness.

It was exacerbated when our rebooked ticket didn’t include my wife and son. So I just ended up purchasing a ticket on another flight from another airline.

We took an Uber back to my mother in laws house and slept. I woke up hanging on to my anger and bitterness. But then I realized that it wouldn’t do me any good. Even though I logically knew that it wouldn’t change anything, holding on to the anger seemed like the right thing to do.

Why is that? I don’t know. It was a battle to return to a place of peace and gratitude. Instead, I had to accept my feelings and move forward. Sometimes it just is what it is. What do you do when you are faced with unexpected circumstances