Isn’t airplane travel the perfect metaphor for life? A marvel of human ingenuity—proof that dreams can take flight, literally. We move at mind-boggling speeds, yet inside the cabin, it’s still, stagnant, a paradox of motion and stillness. Speeding through space, yet nowhere to go.
Sitting in my seat, I wonder: Is this work time? Play time? Connection time? Do I revel in solitude or spark a conversation with the stranger beside me? (And let’s be real, I always end up chatting—because every hello is the beginning of a new story.)
This, my friends, is the dance of duality—the both/and nature of life. The beautiful entanglement of opposites:
Motion and stillness
Freedom and constraint
Solitude and connection
Work and play
The more I lean into “Yes, and” instead of “either/or,” the more I realize: Life isn’t about choosing sides. It’s about integration. It’s not this or that—it’s this and that.
And here’s another realization: I bring my whole self wherever I go.
I used to think I needed to “leave work at home.” Now I know—I am my work. My work is my light. I don’t “turn off” being a healer, a teacher, a guide—I carry it with me, just as you carry your unique gifts, your magic, your purpose.
I’ve had the most profound, fleeting conversations with strangers in the past 10 days—tour guides, fellow travelers, shopkeepers, the person in the seat next to me. Touch-and-go connections, yet transformative in their own way. Some of them I may never see again. Some, I now call friends. Because life is just a series of hellos and goodbyes (thank you, Billy Joel).
And just like this plane is held up by invisible forces, so are we.
💫 The universe is always working for us.
💫 Our bodies are always working for us.
💫 It’s up to us to discover how—and to celebrate even before we fully understand.
So wherever you are, whether you’re moving or standing still, working or resting, traveling or staying put—be all of you. Say hello. Ask the deep questions. Trust the mystery. Because this ride we’re on? It’s fleeting and infinite, small and expansive, all at once.
Sending love from 30,000 feet.
Tina
