Do you dread going on another trip because of your fear of flying? Do you get impatient waiting at the gate or baggage claim areas? Are you the kind of person who gets uptight when the aircraft experiences turbulence and everyone is requested to return to their seats?
Julia Cameron is a prolific writer and a seasoned flyer who has a fear of flying. She is also a spiritual person who feels at ease talking with God while on airplanes and asking for courage, patience, strength, and calm to help her make it through the flight.
In short and snappy chapters on the shuttle, the airport, a wing and a prayer, journey's end, taking flight, and more, Cameron addresses fellow passengers about the value of prayer, explaining how it gives the faith to survive a close encounter with her fears and inability to just completely surrender to God.
Cameron's prayers are short and sweet. Here's an example:
"God, guard me and guide me.
Give me a sense of your safety.
Help me feel your protection.
Give the pilot skill.
Give the crew experience.
Allow me to relax.
Let everything go smoothly.
Give me grace and security.
Amen."
Also peppered throughout the paperback are spiffy quotations like this one:
"Long flights give you more time to reflect, look around, experience your surroundings."
— Mike Foale
We are huge fans of finding spiritual meanings and using devotional practices in everyday activities. Flying plays a central role many people's work and private lives. Cameron offers spiritual practices to help us deal with all the challenges we face as we wing our way from here to there.
