By Alisa Bowman
1. Mental baggage weighs more than physical baggage. I learned this lesson from two people. My first teacher was a drunk woman in the Port Authority in New York. My second teacher was my sober 6 year old.
Lesson #4: Doing silly things like posing for a photo like this really doesn't hurt one's pride as much you might think.
First the drunk lady. I noticed her as I walked toward the bus loading area. She was dragging two large duffel bags behind her. Rather than holding the bag handles together – as most people would – she grasped just one handle for each bag. This allowed the bags to open and turn sideways and even upside down. At this point, you must know, that I had no idea she was drunk. I just thought that her bags... More...
