Dec 10
25
How I used Ho Oponopono to push back a Boeing 737
I work at an airport and if you know anything about airports you know it is chaos to first degree. I regularly use Ho Oponopono through out the day. Like when I gently place your baggage on the arrivals belt, instead of mindlessly counting them, (a habit developed because when loading, we must count every bag) I recite the ho oponopono mantra I love you – I’m sorry – please forgive me – thank you. Phrase by phrase bag by bag. AS you know, I’m 100% responsible for the chaos that shows up in my life.
What you may not see is that for the people doing support work, stuff like the customer service agents, the ground agents etc, it is controlled chaos.
The other morning I was doing my usual ground agent stuff, things like loading the plane and making sure that bags got where they were supposed to go when I ran into chaos head on.
I work up north. Way north. In Canada north. The temperature was -30 degrees Celsius. When it gets that cold all kinds of strange things occur with machinery.
Part of my job is to hook up a large tractor called the “Push Back” tractor. These are low geared monsters that can push back large loaded planes to allow the plane to clear the terminal and then the plane can start its engines and move under its own power onto the taxi way.
This particular morning I drove the “Push” over to the front of the staging area and absent-mindedly turned the engine off. Bad move, knowing how cold it was.
I came back an hour later after all the passengers had boarded and all the luggage was on board. The flight crew were making the final checks and the customer service agents were confirming the final passenger counts. My crew had cleared all the other equipment like belt loaders and baggage tractors away from the plane.
I hopped in the cab of the “push back” and turned the ignition. Instead of it roaring to life, absolutely noting happened. I tried several times with no result. I have a deep well of patience and keep a level head under pressure. My co-worker on the other hand is captain panic. He began to do what he did best. He began to panic. This airport is small, so I can’t get another tractor to takes its place and I told him to call the mechanic. The hard part being that it was 6:30am on a Sunday morning. The mechanic did not answer his cell phone.
After informing both the the flight deck and the gate that there was going to be a delay I got back into the push back and did the only thing I knew to do.
I got inside the cab, closed the door, focused in on the machine and cleared myself with the Ho Oponopono prayer. Then I listened. What I “heard” next was this: “turn the heater off”. So I reached up to the overhead panel and hit the toggle switch to turn the heater fan off.
I then turned the ignition and the engine came to life. A miracle had occurred. It was a real God given miracle. Seconds later my panicky co-worker appeared and asked how I started it. I simply told him what I had done. He laughed at me and said that he only believed it because it was coming from me. ( I have a reputation for doing the unexpected)
The plane pushed back on time and there were no delays. It made my day and remains one of the highlights of experience on the job.
