This will be a quick blog post. As you all probably know we just went to Chicago, by plane. Now there was a time that I was a very calm flyer and had no troubles at all. Those times have since passed I am now a complete freeaaakkk! The turbulence drives me crazy the landings always make me think we are going to spin out of control and crash. Ahhh! Don't get me wrong I am not afraid of what is to come after this life, but man I am not looking forward to dying!
Enough about my super power called paranoia. The influence I wanted to talk about was what I found myself wearing on the airplane. Way back when I was a normal flyer, I had a friend (this person knows who they are) who had what I considered to be this completely silly routine of what to wear on the plane. As I remember it, it was tennis shoes because they are easy to run in (in case of an emergency), denim or levi jeans because they were a strong fabric that could hold up (in case of an emergency), and I'm not sure but a comfortable shirt. If I remember right the comfortable shirt was for being able to move around with ease, (in case of an emergency). Now I may have hacked my friends theory to pieces. It may be completely different then how she originally told it to me, but this is how I remember it.
It did not hit me until we were delayed in Chicago as to what I was wearing on the plane, subconsciously (spelling?) I was wearing the exact things I had made fun of her for. The influence was astounding to me, it must have been more than 6 years ago she told me this story of wardrobe for flight. I couldn't believe it.
Now for clarification I am not blaming her or anyone for me new found fear of flying (I don;t thnk anyone would think that but just to be PC I want to clarify) I am just pointing out the influence it had on me later in life.
It makes me wonder what a great power of influence we have over people. What things have I said good and bad to influence people. I pray the good has been more than the bad, but I fear it may not be that way. I hope anyone who I've influenced poorly has not followed my direction and will forgive me. For those who I may have influenced positively I hope it's enough to help me remember to always try to be a positive influence.
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You're hilarious! But you forgot that you need a sweatshirt in case it is cold on the plane (or you crash in a cold place). I so remember you making fun of me for that but I am very pleased to see that you have come around to my way of thinking! I'm not so sure it was my influence or my incredible brainwashing techniques (even if they only came into effect six years later!)
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