The flight of the Forgotten Flight

 

Flight 93 Memorial 

I know 9/11 has passed, however I wanted to share one more story...
.
Flight 93 was the last plane to be hijacked, and some passengers on the plane were able to use cell phones to contact their loved ones.
.
(Remember this was 7 years before the iPhone 1, not everyone had a phone back then.)
.
They made the decision that if they were going down, they were going down fighting.
.
And they did.
.
The plane crashed in an empty field in Pennsylvania, rather than hit its intended target.
.
Why?
.
Because the passengers got wind of what was happening and fought back.  
.
Even when they knew they would have to pay the ultimate price.
.
These people were truly heroes
.
That dedication also reminds me that no matter how hopeless the situation seems, you too can still step up to the plate… 
.
Even when the chips are down…
.
And as we know, they really were on that fateful flight.
.
Right Now...

I know you’re fighting for something too... We all are.
.
It could be fighting for your family, for your health, your business or job, Maybe it's your own inner battles that we all struggle with.
.
Right now, as always, a lot of people continue to fighting for many things on a larger scale as well.  
.
They are fighting against the injustices they see in the world… 
.
This takes many forms.
.
Remember, as you wage your own war, be it personal or otherwise, don't forget the bigger picture. Don’t forget to look past yourself and remember all those who came  before us with their own challenges, battles and wars, many of which were much greater than the ones we ourselves face today.
.
I don’t say this to tell you to ‘suck it up’ or to quit feeling sorry for yourself.
.
Just the opposite actually…
.
I say this to let you know that you are not alone. We are all in this together.
.
I know the dark is not through, but where ever you’re at with things in your Life, have hope, keep going, don’t give up…
.
Know you’re not alone in your fight… Even when it may feel as if so.
.
Don't hesitate to reach out, to connect to another human. Someone. Give me a shout if you need someone to listen, bitch or talk.
.
If not me or someone in this community, than some one else who you know and who will listen.
.
We all are fighting to protect something...
.
We just have to make sure it's the right things.
.
This is a way we can all honor those who perished on that clandestine flight over 20 years ago…
.

Keep going,
~Craig



*If you'd like to begin your journey to become a better Protector, get my free home study course: https://sixdaydefense.com/

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

An Uncomfortable Situation

Image
  Funny pic (and movie) about a not so funny situation… In training as in Life, it’s better to treat people with dignity and respect. However… What does that look like in the moment? Being that I’m teaching a Women’s Assault Prevention and Response Workshop this weekend - it’s probably a good time to talk about… Uncomfortable Situations Let’s talk about training at the academy for a minute… We run open co-ed classes at the local academy. What does that mean? Men and women train together, but we don’t stop there. People of different skill levels, backgrounds, ethnicities, sexual orientations, careers, religious beliefs, political affiliations, ages, injuries, pre-existing conditions, life experience, training expectations etc. etc. train together! We ALL work together! Overall, I think it’s better this way. Of course sometimes there’s static, you know, conflicts, and misunderstanding. When something happens, most of the time it’s just that, a misunderstanding… Sometimes people ...
Read more

What'd You Say?!

Image
  You ever have a conversation with someone who really lifted your spirits? How about having a conversation with someone who’s a real downer?! We spend a lot of time talking to people. Matter of fact, talking is one of the most under rated and under trained aspects of protecting yourself. It’s much better if you can talk your way out of a bad situation, rather than having to resort to some form of physicality. This is why we spend so much time on sharing effective communication frameworks in the PeaceWalker course. But All of that Aside… When we think about communicating, we often just think about talking to other people. We forget how we talk to ourselves! You may have heard it called, “Self talk.” All day long we talk to ourselves. We carry on an inner dialogue in our heads that only we can hear. Unfortunately, this means it's very easy to be hard on ourselves. There's something about privacy which makes it easy to say the things you would never say out loud to another living...
Read more

Cracks in Your Foundation?!

Image
  Last night we had one of our weekly coaching calls for the PeaceWalker Evolution Course. What a great call! Rob and Jenn, a couple of the Level II - Momentum folks (people who graduated from Evolution last year and came back for the second Level.), were tasked to run the meeting as part of their training. I must say, they did a stand up job! The topic of discussion was building an Unshakable Foundation. WTH is that!? It’s basically the way you live. Your habits. What you do in your day to day life. How do you train your… Body  - Your physical health Mind  - What you’re filling your head with Mouth  - How you’re communicating Heart  - How you foster your relationships Why?! Without a solid foundation it’s difficult to remain balanced. When you are not balanced, it more difficult to stay calm, cool, and collected, (especially) under pressure. As I often say,  “You can’t hide crazy.” (It eventually comes out!) Regardless… You don’t have to be in the PeaceWal...
Read more