November 10, 2007 | Posted in: Living Hartfully
Where has the time gone? I’ve been meaning to update the last post for some time now between coast to coast and international junkets lately.
The rest of the story about waiting in Columbus for the flight to DC while sharing an outlet for my laptop. It seems the flight was delayed 4 hours…of course 1 hour at a time, so passengers tend to gain a sort of camaraderie of us against them. I noticed a sharing of granola bars, people watching luggage as others stalked food and brought it back for the luggage guardians. My outlet pal shared some local phone numbers of nearby hotels and insider shuttle info in case we had to stay over.
As it turned out, our flight was cancelled. Hoards of us hovered around the hotel calling board, sharing info on what was booked and then passing around our cell phones once we reached a hotel with vacancies so the rest of us could make our own reservations. At the curb, we were a herd of tired travelers waiting on the hotel shuttle. One bright parking attendant shared his own wisdom…the shuttle only holds 7 people, and since we were all going to the same hotel, we may as well share a taxi. That one little tidbit of information he shared made all the difference. Four of us dove into the first taxi and one woman who was only in town for a day shared that she would pay for the ride.
Inside the lobby was mayhem and our fellow passenger who generously paid for our ride mentioned she had no luggage. Sensing she was not the type to sleep without jammies, I dug into my suitcase and gave her a T-shirt my client had given me as a gift that afternoon -still tied with a bow. I ceremoniously handed it to her as her formal evening wear and applause went up in the crowd.
The next morning we greeted our fellow taxi ride share passengers and once again shared a ride to the airport.
It was not an idea situation, but the attitude of the people involved, their willingness to share information, cab fares, clothing, food, cell phones and good humor made all the difference in the world in turning an unpleasant and unexpected situation into a memorable life lesson. What value are you adding to others lives and in return energizing their lives? Is there something a little extra you could be contributing to the cause or the situation or to an organization or individual that will improve the situation or the person? What is your contribution today? How are you energizing others? Remember that you are part of your colleagues or friends or stranger’s environments and you affect their energy with your choices.
Now I’ve got to dash to a 95th birthday party for Max. I’m told he likes salty snacks and sappy love songs so I’m in search of some old sappy standards to bring to the party along with some snacks.
Gaia Hart
As the CEO (Chief Energizing Officer) at Hartful Living including GaiaHart.com and BizBuilderCards.com; I’m a Messenger and Mentor for women entrepreneurs, connecting them to their capacity to energize their work and their lives in the art of living Hartfully. At BizBuilderCards.com, you can make a living through giving with greeting cards and gifts to build your network net worth as an additive to your current business or an easy way to send gratitude and kindness to the world.
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