STRESSED? DUMP IT DON'T RECYCLE IT

Being a regular frequent flyer I have obviously amassed an amazing amount of air miles with Air Canada, and yes, despite the negative press that Air Canada gets on a regular basis they are still my favourite airline. They have taken me safely around the world numerous times continuously bringing me home safely. Not always my luggage, but always me.

I am the type of flyer who has learned to pack minimally, many times getting all that I need l into my carry on – just a matter of packing carefully. So you can imagine my frustration and sometimes irritability at seeing passengers cramming way too much luggage into the overheads, taking up the space that other passengers are entitled to use whilst others are having to stuff bags under their seats which is way too uncomfortable, and in some cases having bags taken away and placed in the hold - all because of uncaring passengers have no thought or care for others.

Now because of this bad behaviour airlines are carefully measuring every single bag that passengers are bringing onto the flight, and if it does not fit the accepted dimensions then into the hold it goes. And now, on top of that we are getting charged for our baggage in an attempt to alleviate the problem being caused by selfish travelers. Oh yes, I almost forgot, it is also a money grab for the airlines, which airlines are experts at doing in a plausible way.

Excess baggage causes many a headache for all of us and unfortunately we are all carrying excess baggage with us in our daily lives. This excess baggage is very often attached to our finances whereby we are living way beyond our means. Or perhaps the excess baggage is associated with a major disagreement with our partner where hurtful statements were made that we can’t forget or forgive.

The more we carry this excess baggage around the more stressful it becomes and then the harder it is to shake it off. Stress is one of the biggest diseases that we suffer from in this the modern age and is the underlying cause of many of today’s illnesses.

If we don’t deal with the issues causing us stress immediately so the greater the potential damage that can be caused to our health from that stress.

Stress is like a glass of water. Hold a glass of water in your outstretched hand. How heavy is it. Not much eh. But keep on holding it in your outstretched hand, without wavering for 5, 10, 15, 20 minutes. That very light glass of water gets heavier by the minute until such time that it gets so heavy that you can hold it no longer.

Well the same applies to the self-imposed stress that we all place upon ourselves. The longer that you hold onto baggage/stress the heavier it becomes until such time as everything around you collapses. Is that what you want? Is that REALLY what you want? I don’t think so.

Life is too beautiful and far too precious to ruin it by thinking of, and focusing on baggage that you insist on carrying around with you. Either deal with it or just dump it. God has given you the divine power of thought, the ability to choose. So choose.

DUMP YOUR BAGGAGE AND DON’T RECYCLE IT