Waiting to go through airport security, I wondered if I could keep my necklace on through the scan. As people separated their pads from their purses, I asked the attendant, “What do you think about the necklace?” He replied, “It’s a good style, you should wear it.” We can always find a way to laugh.

Armed with his unexpected humor, I must have looked like I had a little extra to give, so it wasn’t a surprise when the man at the gate asked if I would help the troubled young woman afraid to board. “Sure,” I smiled. She was crying, but I assured her I could help. The assistant who got her to the gate told her that “I would get her there.” “To Stockholm?” She asked. “I was thinking more your seat…” 

Travel has its challenges for sure, a microcosm of living. But somehow we can find a way. To laugh, to smile, to help. It’s not just the getting there, but realizing, we get to be here!  

I am tired, but accessorized, with both necklace and smile.