BOOM

We had a bit of drama in Yorkshire last night.

Did you hear about it on the news?

An AirFrance flight from Paris to Newcastle lost radio contact. So two RAF Quick Response Typhoon jets were released from RAF Coninsby in Lincolnshire and flew over our heads to reach the AirFrance plane and guide it safely into Newcastle airport.

(Of course we didn't know this at the time.)

We heard two HUGE explosions and I for one was very scared. The noises were sonic booms, which is what happens when an object breaks the sound barrier and creates a shock wave by flying faster than the speed of sound.

It was just before 10pm and I was sitting quietly in bed at the time, writing in my Gratitude journal. I was deeply reflective, thanking the Universe for all the wonderful things in my life and visioning some of the things I am bringing into my life currently.

BOOM.

I actually thought a plane had crashed in my neighbourhood. The windows shook and all around car alarms started to go off. People came out into the streets. My husband came flying into our bedroom, he thought the roof had collapsed on our house.

It was over an hour before we were able to learn via social media and police reports what had happened. In that time, all sorts of theories abounded. Terrorism, Russian jets, Airport explosion.

Later that evening I was trying to get to sleep (be still, my beating heart) and I couldn't stop thinking about the pilots of that jet. Imagine your job being to jump up at a moment's notice and fly a fighter jet faster than the speed of sound in order to avert a potential crisis.

And I couldn't stop thinking about how lucky we are to live in the western world where we have a level of protection and order, and what it would be like to live in one of the many parts of the world where bombs are dropping and your lives are in constant danger.

And I couldn't stop thinking about how life can change for any of us in an instant.

One minute you are silently counting your grateful blessings and the next minute your world is upside down and your family's lives are in danger.

It made me think of the moment in September when my little daughter was diagnosed with cancer. Our lives turned upside down in an instant. She is doing so well now but I will never forget the fear & adrenalin and confusion and anger and blackness I felt in that moment.

It made me think about how we have to live each day, each moment, doing the things we love with the people we love and making the most of each precious opportunity and not holding ourselves back from our potential.

Happy Tuesday everyone. Go give it your all. One Life.

BOOM. x