Captain Sully

I am sitting at my computer watching Captain Sullenberger and his wife be interviewed by some local news anchor and I am thanking my lucky stars that Ben doesn't risk his life every day that he goes to work. I realize that plane travel is safer than driving in a car, but still, it feels different. I do think that we tend to throw around the term "hero" a bit too freely, and I don't know if Sully is one, he was just doing his job after all. But his stoicism in the face of challenge and his poise in the face of sudden fame seem like good things to strive for, so maybe that is a bit heroic. Being grateful for what you have is a gift. I need to work to be better at it.