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A letter I wrote Southwest Airlines, Spirit magazine:
Dallas Love
Southwest's Spirit Magazine
By: Elizabeth Rose
Right now, I am sitting in the most gorgeous hotel that I have ever seen Holiday Inn manage. It's in Strongsville, OH, a city named without a doubt for the courageous women we have here on earth and the men that support our efforts in life. It's early, 8:10am to be exact, but for a weekday, my father would tell me I'm late. Maybe it's because he has always had to rise above and make the best impressions possible because he has faced more adversity and scrutiny that I could ever attest to. My father is my hero. My father raised me to become a strong woman, determined only to succeed in life and to face challenges with an impatient time frame. You see, I'm sitting here in this room today because I left my father to make a challenge of my own. I gave myself 24 hours to make my dreams come true. Along my journey I have seen sorrow in people's eyes, hatred, laziness and unforgiving hearts. It was hard, amazing, sorrowful and full of unforgettable memories that will make me smile for years to come.
Now, it's my turn to make people smile. I want to help people's dreams come true, I want to turn their frowns upside down. Ironic though, as I recently was electively operated on to give myself a smile, one worthy of pictures. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, well I say it's worth the world.
My next step from here…not really sure, but for the first time in my life I'm not worried about it. I have shelter, at least until 12pm today, I have food, some healthy and yummy Craisins, and I have an amazing book in my bag. This book was gifted to me only three days ago and I flew with it for the first time from Chicago the day before yesterday, on no other airlines except Southwest.
I'm writing today to tell you that Southwest has made so many of my dreams come true. I'm writing today, because I know how, it's free and it's without a doubt what my future is supposed to be about. Southwest has provided so many journeys all over this great nation for me, and many times into the arms of the ones I love. This time Southwest flew me somewhere I didn't have anyone, not even a relative. I guess you can say I was on my own mission, an ungodly mission. I'm not sure where, what or when the next flight will bring me, don't even know when I'll be able to afford the next flight, but it doesn't matter about money, or what's in store for me, I'm alive and I'm gracious of the opportunities that my father and mother have gifted to me. Now it's my turn to gift a beautiful day to someone, not sure how, but someone above will show me the way. I hope others love reading the Spirit, the articles are inspiring, the pictures are captivating, and it's worthy of my coffee table, even if it will be put in a storage unit.
From Dallas Love, to Chicago Midway, to Cleveland the city of the start of aviation and an amazing heart hospital, from what I read.
My next destination is unknown, maybe someone could give me a suggestion, I love hearing stories that inspire me and boy do I love Southwest's songs and jokes along the way.
I had the pleasure of being a part of a wonderful aviation experience for students hosted by Southwest Airlines. We invited students from around the country to show them how our Company operates.
Categories: Southwest Culture, Working at Southwest
Posted by: Gordon Guillory | Oct 11, 2008 at 8:53 pm |
