Anything Can Happen



For my interpersonal communications class, we must complete end-of-chapter activities and report them in a journal. For this section, I watched this Ted Talk about a man named Ric Elias and his plane crash story. He talked about all the thoughts running through his mind as the captain said those three fatal words "brace for impact." The takeaway from his story were these three main ideas. First, it all changes in an instant. Second, the only thing he regretted was the time wasted on things that don't matter with the people that do matter. Lastly, that dying is not scary, it's sad and his only wish was to see his kids grow up.

After giving his account of the story, he challenges the listeners with the question "what would we get done that we are waiting to get done now?" We live in a world where everyone believes that have all the tie in the world to do what they need to. It a sense of the world revolving around us when, we have no idea what is going to happen or when or even why. How often do we are with friends, family, loved ones over small issues thinking next time I'll apologize or say something different? Truth is, we never know what's to come. Ric shared how his mindset and outlook changed especially with his wife. He said he no longer cares about being right but is choosing to be happy. He focuses in on how it is a choice. For us, we may not know when, how, or why things happen; but what we put off today, we may not get the chance to do tomorrow. We don't always need to know what exactly lies ahead of us, but it is good to be prepared for what is. How would your outlook change if this happened to you?

Until Next Time,
James

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  1. Alyson_HoffmanDecember 12, 2019 at 9:23 AM

    Hello,
    I also watched that Ted Talk for Interpersonal Communications! I found that to be very interesting. I am not sure what I would do if I were in that situation!
    Thanks for sharing,
    Alyson

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