"Do you pass it on?"

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I told you a few days ago about reconnecting with an old friend when my flight had a layover in his city. Then I told you that I missed my return flight and my wife reminded me how to listen to life so I sat down and wrote some stories for you. Next I told you how my later flight went back through my old friend’s city, but the connecting flight was full so my friend drove me to the airport in another city where I had left my car. I was so grateful for his generosity that I thanked God for my friend, and said, "God, give me a chance to pass on his kindness."

Well, as I sat writing you some stories on my laptop, I was connected to an outlet which meant I sat in an end seat near the wall. A guy sat down in the chair behind, then attempted to connect his laptop to the same outlet, but his power cord was too short. I said, "Here, take my seat. [It was closer.] My cord is longer and will reach from your seat."

"You would do that for me?" he said.

"Sure," I said with a smile. "Trust me—it’s a real privilege."

Pass on the kindness you receive as you make a life today.

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"Got friends?"

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A couple of days ago, I told you about reconnecting with a long-lost friend I hadn’t seen in about 30 years. And yesterday I told you about missing a flight on my return home. The flight was back through my long-lost friend’s city.

What I didn’t tell you was that the connecting flight out of that city was full. That meant I would have to spend the night. And the flights the next morning were all full or cancelled. Things weren’t looking good for me to return home.

So I prayed about what to do and God gave me this idea—call your long-lost friend. I did. As it turns out, he lives about an hour’s drive by car from the airport where I left my car. He picked me up and drove me to the airport where my car was parked. And the truth of the matter is, he drove me and returned home about the same time as when that flight would have arrived.

Some time soon, God will give you an opportunity to help an old friend. Do it. You’ll never know how much it means when you listen to life and help someone else…until you’re on the receiving end. I can tell you from personal experience—it makes all the difference in the world!

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"What would you do?"

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Recently I missed a flight by about 4 minutes. So I had to hang around an airport for about 4 hours, until the next available flight. Being late meant that I wouldn’t get home until after midnight which definitely wasn’t my first choice because I had an hour-long radio interview early the next morning.

So I was a little upset with myself as I sat in the airport, going over in my mind all of the things that I should have done, but didn’t, in order to get to the airport on time. I was pretty rough on myself and started feeling a little down…

…until I talked with my wife. I groused about my negligence, the delay in getting home, and the uncertainty of an available seat on the connecting flight. Then she said, "But honey, you always land on your feet. God sees to it so just do what you tell everyone else to do—listen to life."

And I did, much more humble than before our conversation, and sat down, turned on my laptop, and wrote this story to share with you. So today when you make a mistake like I did, don’t be so hard on yourself. Do what I did—land on your feet with God’s help, and listen to wife, I mean, life today.

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"What do you pay attention to?"

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I recently received an email from a long-lost friend. In fact, he sat in on my very first radio show to assist me technically. I haven’t seen him in over 30 years so naturally, I replied to his email.

A few days later, he called and we talked for 30 minutes or so, really enjoying catching up even more. Then a week later, my wife realized that my flight schedule had me with a 3-hour layover in the city where this guy lives. "Call him," she said. "Your layover is at lunch so maybe he’s available."

So I did and he was. But how would we recognize each other? I called him when I landed. We arranged to meet at a certain location. He told me what kind of car he was driving and that’s how we knew each other. But as soon as I saw him, I knew him. Sure it had been 30 years, and his hair was gray and mine was gone, but his spirit and the forever things in life were the same.

Today pay attention not to hair and matters of appearance, but to matters of the heart, things like her laugh and his humor and those deep-searching eyes that God gives your friends as you make a life, not just a living.

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"Do you ever wonder if you can make a difference?"

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If you haven’t flown lately, you’ve missed a real treat—you get to undress with your fellow travelers to pass through Security. Recently I flew to do a Stay Married Forever weekend. The Security personnel asked me to remove my jacket, belt, and shoes, empty my pockets, put them in a crate, and pass through the metal detector.

Of course I did. And then I thought about why I had to take off my shoes. I remembered the guy who tried to blow up a plane by lighting his shoes. One guy. One incident. And now we all remove our shoes and pray our feet don’t smell bad as we fly. I’m sure that loafer sales are up across the U.S.

Today you’ll encounter a situation where you ask yourself, "Will what I do make a difference in anyone’s life? Will anybody notice or care?" The answer is a resounding, "Yes, you will make a difference!" If a random traveler can change how we all travel with one act, then "Yes!" One person, namely you, can not only make a difference, you can make a significant difference. So it’s not "if" but "what" what you choose to do. Choose wisely as you listen to life today.

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