Every single person on that flight was on their phone. She handed them a notebook anyway.

A heartbroken woman asked plane passengers to write a story in her notebook. It changed her life.

Robin Gelfenbien, 46, was flying American Airlines Flight 4449 after her boyfriend of many years ended their relationship. Instead of sitting alone with it, she started a notebook that read "Let's create a story together!" and passed it to the man beside her; it traveled the cabin for an hour and a half. Gelfenbien then read the finished, many-handed tale — a woman hunting the best meatball sub in America — over the plane's PA system. One passenger told her she had restored their faith in humanity.

Source: A heartbroken woman asked plane passengers to write a story in her notebook. It changed her life. — Upworthy

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