The Chatty Cheerleader
The Chatty Cheerleader

Traveling Home On A Five Hour Flight Recently, I Had The Misfortune Of Sitting In Front Of The Chatty Cheerleader'. She Was Talking To The Male Passenger Sitting Next To Her. Now I Have Nothing Against Cheerleaders At A Game They Provide Hours Of Entertainment For All The Family, But This Girl Was Right Out Of The T-Mobile Commercial. You Know The One? It's Where The Girl Apparently Speaks Through Her Entire Monthly Minutes In One Conversation.So There I Am, Trying To Sleep After A Day's Worth Of Long Meetings, And Like I Said, It's A 5 Hour Flight. This Girl Would Just Not Stop Talking, Even To Take A Breath. At First It Was Amusing, Then It Got Irritating, And Eventually I Couldn't Take Any More.I Put My Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones On And Immediately They Silenced The Roar Of The Jet Engines Down To A Mere Whimper, But Cheerleader Girl Seemed To Be Amplified Even Louder! Agggh! If Only The Headphones Had A Reduce Cheerleader Noise' Setting - No Such Luck. After Going Through A Range Of Emotions, Most Of Which Are Unrepeatable Here, I Decided To Try And Look For The Positive In All This.I Asked Myself, What If I Had Been Sitting Next To The Cheerleader, And She Was Chatting To Me? In All Honesty, I Suspect That I Would Have Humored Her, I May Have Even Enjoyed The Conversation.In Hindsight I Think I Was Overly Tired. I Always Try And Look For The Good In People, And I Encourage You To Do The Same. Usually You Can Find Something, Even In The Worst Of Situations.Never Let A Bad Circumstance Affect You Beyond A Day, Make Sure You Clear Your Head And Wake Up In A Positive Frame Of Mind, Ready To Move On. I Can Laugh About The Situation With The Cheerleader Now, And Little Did I Know At The Time That She Would Provide An Instructive Lesson For All Of Us.