I’m flying home from participating in some training for my job. I arrived at an airport that I have only flown in from. So naturally I’ve got to figure out where to go.

The TSA line is long. An announcement comes over the loud speaker stating the TSA Line on the North side is empty. So naturally, several us in the back start walking that way.

As I’m walking a 75 year old lady starts talking to me. I of course engage in conversation with her…what type of marketing person would I be if I didn’t randomly talk to strangers? Her name was Karen. She was nervous to fly after not flying much at all since Covid.

If you have flown lately you know things aren’t the same as they were some years ago. What all is needed to board a plane is different, we use our phones, they just check your id when you go through security. What you have to take out of your bag is even different at various airports.

She was asking me all kinds of questions and she blatantly said, “I am nervous about this and I’ve had a lot of metal from surgeries put in my body. How will they handle that?” I kindly responded, “It will all be okay. Just let them know and they’ll tell you what you need to do.” She appreciated the conversation I know and she kept talking to me about Pickleball, her 82 year old husband and how she loves to be active playing and teaching pickleball. She really was great.

As I was traveling on the first flight today I thought, man girl, you use to be the one worried about absolutely everything. The unknown was something that I was so uncomfortable with that I tried to control absolutely everything. Karen didn’t have any control or recent understanding of how things work these days flying. She was definitely worried about what all was going to happen.

I started reflecting that, I calmed her storm. I started thinking about how I have helped calm a lot of storms. Storms come up all the time right? Life changes, people have problems and I typically can find a solution to a problem. I realize that I may have a solution but the timing of the problem ahead to be solved is typically not on my time schedule.

I’m a big believer in God. When I’ve had those storms I’ve quit trying to solve everyone on my own. I’ve started leaning into God and his plan. There is a weird calmness that we worriers experience when we totally just relax and get comfortable living with God’s plan instead of trying to run our own. Granted I know discernment is a gift from God when you seek his will for your life. When you do get “good” with his timeline instead of your own schedule, life becomes this beautiful journey. You recognize more good in the people around you, your environment and even your thoughts become more encouraging. Your entire perspective changes.

Superwoman calms the storms…she knows the storms are inevitable. She trusts what gifts she has been given. Her faith holds tight that she’s onto something bigger because of the peace she has knowing she’s on the path of victory.