Too many people are looking outside of themselves for something to complete their life. They think if they can just get in the right relationship or make a certain amount of money, this will make them feel good and will give them permission to be âhappy.â Well I can tell you first hand any amount of finances or any âdream relationshipâ is not going to make you feel complete. Because the problem is when you finally get there, you take yourself with you.... In my early 20âs I thought if I could just get to the point where I owned my own helicopter, that would be amazing. I had a passion for aviation and wanted to be able to say I can take-off from my own back yard. Helicopters are the coolest aircraft in the world and a certain amount of prestige comes with ownership of your own aircraft. There is also a tight-knit group of owners across the country and itâs become sort of like a family for me. Well, after 10 years of blood, sweat and tears, I did it, I finally did it! I attained the knowledge, âknow-howâand recourses to buy my own chopper.... Remember, this was after my first flight-instructor crashed the first helicopter (with me inside)!.... Iâll never forget, after all that, one beautiful Sunday afternoon- perfect day, I came in for a âred carpet,â glass airâ approach to Meriden MMK, pulled her into a perfect hover, and landed. Looked around and literally said out loud (now what)? I remember this clearly because I heard my own voice in my headphones. (It sort of startled me). Here I was, sitting at the end of the runway feeling like the astronauts did after a space shuttle launch. All at once my stomach sank. I thought to myself, âafter a helicopter crash, and over 10 years trying to achieve this goal, I still have an empty feeling?â Well, that was the day I realized no extraordinary goal or achievement was going to make my life complete. It was me who needed to be happy with the little things. .....and I needed to learn to be grateful for those things... We find this freedom in the joy of a simple smile, or the happiness we hear in a little kid laughing, a butterfly or a sunset..... (something to think about). Have a great day.... ~B
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