Flying

I am about to get on plane to Canada and while I don't feel particularly stressed about it at the moment, I imagine I will as soon as we hit that first bit of turbulence. but I can't blog from the air so I figured I might as well cover this ahead of time.

Even if flying doesn't bother you, airports can be stressful places these days. Racing to catch flights, long security lines, delays, cancellations, etc. It's generally not fun.

So Medium Wellness has some air travel stress relief tips to help get through the inevitable pain in the ass of traveling.

1. Bring something good to read. Distractions are key. If you have a good book time waiting for a flight (and time on the flight) can go by a lot faster.

2. Don't dwell on things you can't control. No matter how much you may think you would do a better job running the airlines than people who are doing it now, the chances are they probably aren't going to let you take over. In fact, there really isn't going to be anything you can do to change air traffic patterns. So why get angry about it? Instead, focus on things you can change, like your attitude. It might be hard to do, but if you decide the flight delay isn't going to get you down you just might be right.

3. If turbulence freaks you out, do your breathing. Focus on inhaling slowly and then exhaling slowly. Keep doing this. This will help relax your body and also gives you something to think about besides the bouncing of the plane.