In these days of havoc it is nice to understand good things still happen on a large scale. I want to address the crash of U.S Airways Flight 1549.

Stop and think of all that happened that day.
We come from different walks of life with different spiritual backgrounds or none at all. This incident has the making of extraordinary luck or a today’s miracle.
What are the odds of this flight having this pilot with his background to manage this particular incident.
Certainly what occurred was luck at its best if that was indeed the case. To me the circumstance and timing are far to critical for this to simply be good luck.

Each of you reading this story will have to judge for yourself. It is only in the time of severe crisis the most hardened atheist or agnostic will most certainly be praying for help. I am reminded by my cousin that ANY TIME WE ASK for HELP on anything in life … on some level we are admitting there is a power bigger than ourself alone. Those intent on believing there is nothing past the here and now might want to contemplate that simple thought.

Enjoy this story and the extraordinary people involved in it … it is inspirational and worthy of thinking about.

Voice before set down:

From the time the plane set down in the Hudson it took 4 minutes for the first rescue boat to reach the downed airplanes side.
At 5 minutes the 2nd boat reached the airplane and 6 minutes for the 3rd boat.
All of this is synchronicity at its finest.

Part 1 of Katie Couric’s 60 minutes interview of U.S Airways Flight 1549 pilot Chesley B. Sullenberger III.

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

For all those ladies over 40 (for those under 40, its okay, you’ll achieve this status soon enough).

In case you missed it on 60 Minutes, this is what Andy Rooney thinks about women over 40:

60 Minutes Correspondent Andy Rooney (CBS)

As I grow in age, I value women over 40 most of all. Here are just a few reasons why:

A woman over 40 will never wake you in the middle of the night and ask, ‘What are you thinking?’ She doesn’t care what you think. If a woman over 40 doesn’t want to watch the game, she doesn’t sit around whining about it. She does something she wants to do, and it’s usually more interesting. Women over 40 are dignified.

They seldom have a screaming match with you at the opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant. Of course, if you deserve it, they won’t hesitate to shoot you if they think they can get away with it. Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved.

They know what it’s like to be unappreciated. Women get psychic as they age. You never have to confess your sins to a woman over 40.

Once you get past a wrinkle or two, a woman over 40 is far sexier than her younger counterpart. Older women are forthr ight and honest. They’ll tell you right off if you are a jerk if you are acting like one. You don’t ever have to wonder where you stand with her.

Yes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons.
Unfortunately, it’s not reciprocal.

For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed, hot woman over 40, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 22-year old waitress.

Ladies, I apologize.

For all those men who say, ‘Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?’, here’s an update for you.

Nowadays 80% of women are against marriage.
Why?
Because women realize it’s not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage!

Andy Rooney is a really smart guy!