Life Lessons From 7 Miles High: The View That Captured My Heart

As an aerial film pilot, Jeff Senour knows firsthand that there are moments of excitement and awe as well as moments he has had to face fear and the unknown. Filming large aircraft going over 300 miles per hour is as safe as we make it as a result of thorough briefings and protocols. However, there are times unforeseen situations can emerge, kind of like life when we are presented with split-second decisions that have to be made. After spending over 30,000 hours, roughly 3 1/2 years in the air, aviation has taught Jeff many things about life. This journey is not all about the landing but soaring through this beautiful world, experiencing what each has in store. Usually, it's a clear, smooth day but sometimes there's a storm in our path that we have to navigate around or an emergency that pops up we have to take care of to avoid a worsening problem. Flying has taught Jeff about love, kindness, forgiveness, striving for perfection, and never accepting the status quo. Jeff wants you to be inspired and motivated to live a life of gratitude and joy as well as find the flame that burns inside of each of us and the gifts that we've been given to leave this world a better place than when we came into it. Almost 8 billion people on earth and no two of us are alike and each one of us has a purpose. We each have unique gifts and it's our job to find those gifts and do something good with them. Jeremiah 1:5 tells us, "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born, I consecrated you, I appointed you a prophet to the nations."