Doing Stuff Daily

My wife is not the best of traveling companions. When we fly, I always get the middle seat. As soon as we sit down, my wife gets out her Bose headphones and plugs them into her iPhone and opens an audio file I had made for her… a 10-minute prayer in first person female voice with music in the background. She goes to her happy place until we’re safely in the air. She also holds my hand…tightly…in a vise-like grip that cuts off circulation to my hand. While she’s doing that, and just before takeoff, I intentionally shift in my seat, sitting a little more upright, close my eyes and begin what I call the Transformation Equation. The world around me can be screaming babies, disgruntled salesmen, hyper-busy professionals or a high school baseball team heading home from a tournament. It doesn’t matter. I can deal with all of it in a calm, non-reactive manner. (Stewardesses love me) TheTransformation Equation is a simple technique you can learn right now and begin to practice almost immediately. The first part of the