Life Advice from the Mind of a Pilot

Howdy everyone, I do apologize for the lack of posts as of late, the last few weeks for me has been quite busy between work, getting ready for school and the Stampede. This summer has been going by way too fast and it's hard to believe that August is already a week away. Soon we'll all be back at school and busy once again and I look forward to every moment of it.

Yesterday I made a trip to the Aerospace Museum here in Calgary and it was an awesome experience, especially for an huge aviation for me. They have numerous aircraft on static display including a fully rebuilt Lancaster Bomber that was used in the Second World War. I highly recommend anyone visiting Calgary who is a huge aviation buff to make a stop there. While I was there, I found a picture that was sort of like a Pilots Creed to life and while it may be aimed towards pilots, I thought a lot of them could be rules for us to live by and I thought I would share those tips to life, courtesy of Thomas Legg:

-Discover your far horizon, but embrace the sky softly, quietly so that others of your kind may follow.

-Know your limitations from moment to moment and be humble when the elements are against you.

-Accept advice from those before you, seeking out their truths

-Use your temper as a catalyst to keep you advancing, guarding it with vigilance though lest you be obliged to bite your tongue

-Leave your mistakes behind you, noting their lessons as part of your tuition for learning

-If you quit and you will want to, beginning again will be lonely

-You cannot know the color of truth unless you wear its cloth; therefore let honesty itch your mind, gleaming conspicuous in the eyes


-If you become a hostage to the fear of the unknown, challenge it with tenacity; keeping in mind however that only a fool is fearless


-Remember how lucky you are to see and touch the sky, the blind may only dream


-Be the opportunist, the forever hesitant are losers


-In each of us there is a conflict, daydreaming versus reality. May dreaming prod your curiosity but reality wield the sword.


-You are entitled to complain, use maturity if you do 


-Expect the unexpected. It will develop an awareness for Murphy's Law; If something can go wrong - It Will