Thanksgiving Month, Day 15, November 15

Thanksgiving of the Day: Unlikely Friends

When sitting around in an airport for hours stuck in a situation you would rather not be in, it's better to make the best instead of complain and portray a negative attitude. After wrapping up two days worth of Solar Under The Sun meetings and a last minute conference call with future teams going to Haiti, it was time to go to the airport and begin the journey home. It was the first time in quite some time that I was simply aching to get home and stay home. There has been so much traveling lately, I was beginning to feel a little homesick.

In Little Rock, it had been raining all day long, and the thunder and lightening picked up immensely. Our flight boarding time came and went, and no one was there to give us updates. It was only after we should have taken off and still did not have a plane at our departing gate, we were told it may be a long wait.

While standing in line with a group of folks in Little Rock as we all awaited new itineraries, a few of us joked and laughed and made the best of our situation. Three hours later, those same few ended up in the same hotel shuttle and hotel check-in line for ninety minutes. We have a choice -- to complain and negatively impact those around us OR to smile, joke, and make friends with those around us. It is a time to hear the stories of others and to share the joys of your life. So though I was stuck in a hotel for yet another night away from home, I am thankful for the unlikely group of comrades who made a bad situation worthwhile.