I had a business trip planned to a city in the USA and I received a lot more than I was expecting. I was able to observe human reactions to a situation that I would like to share with you in the hope you may find some ease when you are faced with situations in future. So relax and read on for the next few days.
A couple of days before my trip, I had a feeling something was off with this trip, I looked at changing flights or hotels and also just letting the whole thing go. None of that felt with any ease, though I could have canceled the trip, I chose to proceed anyway.
On the first night, I am in the shower at the hotel getting ready for dinner and the lights flickered in the bathroom, then went out. I thought it was just a bulb gone, however I discovered after my shower,the lights were out in the bedroom too. The office building next door had lights on, so the power failure was either just in my room or just the hotel. I was able to get dressed and looked out in the hallway which was dark too, there were no alarms ringing so I thought nothing of it.
About 15 minutes later, there was a fire alarm, an intermittent one, it was time to go downstairs, other guests on the 14th floor started leaving their rooms too and we headed for the fire escape.
There was smoke, and the fire escape was dark, try the next fire escape, smoke and darkness there too. Some were starting to panic a little, yet I didn't feel danger here, I paid attention to that feeling without bringing thought into it as I wanted to feel as opposed to thinking. I have been in situations in the past where I could feel danger, so it was easy to feel the difference and most importantly was able to trust that.
That was the first important lesson here, trust your feelings and don't bring thoughts in to confuse you. This provides you with reassurance and a feeling of calm to continue with what to do next.
