One Word, Two Ways: Fly

Each week we pick a word and each do a post based on that word.  This week: Fly

Never hurt a fly

Time flies

Fly on the wall

Fly me to the moon

Fly by the seat of your pants

On the fly

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As you read this, I am most likely flying back to NYC from India. I am sure I will have tons of things to share and new, exciting things to discuss. Until then, I will never forget a podcast I heard on This American Life about flying. The story is about people who do not ordinarily cry, but are always brought to tears watching movies on airplanes. No matter what movie is playing, these people always end up in tears.

This episode really made me think. There really is something reflective and different about the way you feel when you are flying. You are on your way to somewhere else. My mom has always said that you need the time it takes to travel from one place to another in order to transition your thoughts and prepare yourself to arrive there. I think she might be right.