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Well how much has the whole world changed in such a short space of time. It just shows how fragile we are and how things can dramatically transform in the blink of an eye.   I wanted to take a moment to check in with you all, to connect (at a social acceptable distance) and […]

Appreciate the little things

Well how much has the whole world changed in such a short space of time. It just shows how fragile we are and how things can dramatically transform in the blink of an eye.   I wanted to take a moment to check in with you all, to connect (at a social acceptable distance) and to send a little love.   I’m sure you have had updates from everyone telling you what to do, wash your hands, self isolate, government this government that. As much as we are all told to self-isolate we are all in this together. Every one of us so we need to stick together.    For most of us our first human emotion is to turn to fear which is understandable with so much uncertainty in the world! How I cope with this emotion is through ensuring I am moved daily. I think that when the chips are down if we can get moved, get inspired, get motivated, to keep fighting, this can have an overwhelming impact on our ability to never give up, step forward with a greater sense of optimism and resilience.

I challenge you each morning to identify what it is that moves you. It could be a listening to a certain style of music, watching an inspirational video, exercising, praying, reviewing your goals, whatever it is that get the emotions flowing. Find what it is that is going to pump you up and have you ready to run through that brick wall and come out of this global challenge with renewed gratitude and humility towards life itself.

This is an opportunity to begin to appreciate the little things that we take for granted daily.

I say to Covid19:

  • You made me realise that the earth needs to heal
  • You made me realise how much I love cooking
  • You made me finish the work that needed to be done
  • You made me appreciate my family, friends and even my parents and how fragile they are
  • You made me build new relationships I never had
  • You pushed my creativity to new heights and had me finish my online training program
  • You made me appreciate not only doctors & nurses but also the people that get overlooked like grocery store workers
  • You put a smile on my sons face because I am home
  • You made me realise that life can be gone in the blink of an eye

Just like the new growth of leaves on the trees after the fires, so is the opportunity for beautiful personal growth that can shine through this darkness.

I know this is an anxious time for many of us however now is the time we need to unite and have each other’s backs.

God bless you,

With smiles and sanitised hands,

Michael Crossland

I recently contributed to The Weekend Australia, Travel + Luxury. An article about long haul travel, written by Elle Halliwell.

If you have a The Australian subscription you can read the full article here.  If not, please see some of the article below;

There are many things to love about living in Australia. The hours of air travel required to visit distant destinations, however, is not one of them. This collective isolation has endowed us with a masterful ability to withstand some of the world’s most extreme flight routes, including gruelling ultra-long-haul flights of 16 hours or longer. If you want to know which seats to avoid in economy, the best airport transit lounges or the skincare.

 

In 2026, we’ll find out just how far we can push the limits of our in-flight resilience when Qantas launches Project Sunrise, the non-stop flights connecting Australia’s east coast with London and New York City. Meanwhile, the airline has been testing our tolerance with slightly shorter services, including July 12’s inaugural non-stop flight from Perth to Paris, a 14,264km journey taking about 17 hours.

As the countdown to the take-off of the world’s first 20-hour flight begins, we’ve gathered insights from some of Australia’s frequent flyers on how to survive hours in the air.

 

Michael Crossland, International speaker and author

 

Michael Crossland’s intensive pre and post-flight recovery regimen rivals that of an elite athlete. The international speaker travels long haul at least once a month, sometimes visiting the US for less than a day. “Last month, I flew out of Sydney on Wednesday morning, spoke Thursday morning in Las Vegas and flew home Thursday night,” he says.

Preparation begins with choosing an optimal flight time. “The Qantas night flight out of LAX into Sydney is a beauty, along with the evening Perth to London flight,” he says. “I also always change my clock as soon as I get on board and try to get my body and mind into the destination’s time zone as quickly as possible.”

Health is a top priority for the author and cancer survivor, whose carry-on essentials include sanitiser, face masks, vitamin C supplements, a comfortable eye mask and earplugs. “Not foam ones,” he adds, “but swimming ear plugs as they’re better at blocking out noise.”

For the ultimate post-flight sleep recovery and hydration, the former professional baseball player swears by a post-flight routine involving vitamin-infused IV drips, cold plunges and infrared saunas.

 

But the long-haul hack that never fails to draw looks of envy from fellow passengers costs him less than $10 a flight. “I buy a cheap, full-sized pillow from a discount department store – they’re so much more comfortable than the ones provided, even in business class and just leave it on the plane,” he says.

 

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