I have recently read a news article that was given on www.yahoosports.com on the MLB section about a pilot who was described as a ”real life Maverick.” For those of you who have seen “Top Gun” as much as I have over the years, the article caught my attention. Who doesn’t remember the line, “Negative ghost rider, the pattern is full” and the flyover that happened next. Yesterday, a Vermont air guard pilot decided to do a flyover of Fenway Park during opening ceremonies. I thought about this pilot and wondered what he might have been thinking. My first thought was, “he must just have wanted to do his own thing for some reason unknown to others.” Obviously, he knew people wouldn’t agree and that some people would be completely offended and disappointed by his choice but still, he chose to do it anyway. Now of course, I don’t know what he was thinking for sure but the principle behind it made me think.
How many of us choose to do our own thing even though others may disapprove or not understand? So many doubts come to mind when we include others in our decision making process. Whether our decision is what to do or not do that day or what to say to someone or not; how much are you influenced by others perceptions of you?
I was really thinking about how important it is to trust yourself and do what is best for you and your family first. Whether other people agree or disagree with our choices about the next procedure, waiting or taking a break, talking or not talking about it or even using alternative medicine, we can and need to trust ourselves first. It really is okay to do your own thing sometimes; as long as it isn’t flying over closed air space 
