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Even now on this cloudy wet morning I can hear the distant sound of a single prop plane flying overhead. The sound is fainter then usual, I suppose the pilot is flying above the clouds. But still, I can hear the plane like I do most every morning. Taking off and landing at our local airfield next to the state park. My wife and I watched a single engine plane land Monday afternoon on our way to the doctor's office. A stiff breeze must have caught the wing, cause it dipped a bit to the left as they got close to the runway. But they corrected and landed safely.
 
My wife said, “That’s why I’m never going to fly in a small plane”. Expecting me to concur I said, “I’d rather fly in a small plane than in a jet any day of the week”. “At least I’d have a fighting chance of surviving”. So we travelled on down the Highway and nothing more was said. Until this morning when I heard that same familiar roar of the engine. It’s funny the chances we are willing to take while other’s are totally out of the question. Like the fact I love being near the water, yet I never learned to swim. It’s a primal fear I’ve never had the slightest urge to overcome.
 
But my wife swims like a fish and so do most of my family. Like I said I love open water, but I hate swimming pools, so figure that one out? I guess we all have things we just assume not to do. Some see them as a challenge to overcome. While some of us just assume leave it alone. I don’t see myself as a Type-A person, I’d rather sit in the shadows and let others face that level of criticism. It used to really bother me to be taken apart like that. While now it doesn’t sting so bad, it’s still something I’d rather not do.
 
But life is about the risk we are willing to take. In my case it’s not so much about the reward, as it is surviving. The risk/reward was replaced by fight or flight. And in most cases I’d just assume run. But now after being a father and a provider and caregiver, I’ve learned to hold my ground. So in this world of dog eat dog, I just assume chew on a carrot. For true peace ain’t so much about the victories you win. But about the successes and the joys you create. So just like my Buddy flying around above the dense clouds. Find joy in whatever you see.   
 
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