A Mother's Wisdom
3 hours into this plane ride, I think he had enough. He was annoyed, aggravated, and straight up angry.
The Setting
I was sitting in the 17th row. It was an aisle seat. The date, January 2nd. By the time I post this, it will have been three days ago.
In the 16th row, there was a family. Mom was across the aisle, son was in front of me in the aisle seat, dad was in the middle, and the little girl had the window.
The mom was reading her book. The son (6 maybe 7 years old) was watching his iPad. The dad was reading. The daughter (3 or 4 years old) was napping.
Tranquility
Until…
I’m not sure what sparked it - It could have been anything - but out of no where, the boy started throwing a temper tantrum. There was kicking and whimpering, arguing and complaining.
3 hours into this plane ride, I think he had enough.
Dad didn’t seem to mind, I think he knew his wife was going to HANDLE IT.
And that’s exactly what she did.
She Handled It
She calmly put her bookmark in place, closed her book, retracted her son’s iPad from his grip, and in a no-nonsense type of way spoke to her son.
“I need you to take three deep breaths.”
The boy wanted none of it. He was escalating. His mom just took his iPad away and now it was ON.
But that didn’t phase her. She repeated, “I need you to take three deep breaths. If you want your iPad back, you need to take three deep breaths."
He was agitated, he was irritated, he was frustrated.
"You are out of control. I need you to take three deep breaths.”
I feel like you can guess what happened next… he took three deep breaths. She took them with him and it looked like they were both transported right onto the oceanfront.
He was no longer agitated, he was no longer irritated, he was no longer frustrated. His tantrum subsided.
This mom knows THE POWER OF THE BREATH! (learn the 6 ways training your breath can help you there)
A Mother’s Wisdom
Although I’m sure you’re not 6 years old anymore, I’m sure you’ve been hit with something that just annoyed or aggravated the snot out of you. Next time that happens, take note from one of the wisest people I’ve never met. Hear her voice in your head.
“I need you to take 3 deep breaths.”
Feel its centering effects, feel the presence, feel yourself release the tension, and feel yourself take control again.
You have the power to control your mind and body with your breath. Use it.
