| | Life lessons, and next time I'll just hit the raccoons.If I have learned anything coming out of this crazy whirlwind of a summer, it is that life is not simple.
Things are not easy. Everyone has their fair share of life disruption. Plans change.
Emotion. Shock. Drama. Heartbreak. Change. It's happening all around us.
This is the point at which priorities become clear. Emotions become unchecked. Friends become sacred.
Last night as my car spun out across Highway 6, I spoke outloud to
myself "I'm going to die. I'm going to die." I don't think I ever
really believed it, but in my mind I did see an image of myself
suspended in my car, lying on its side in a ditch. I imagined who I
would call and what I would say. How I wouldn't make it to work the
next day and how though I would be shaken by how close I came to the
unthinkable, I would be glad that I had absolutely no regrets.
After spinning through dust for what seemed like a minute (but I'm sure
was only a few seconds), I found myself backed up on the opposite
side of the highway. I turned the car off and took a heavy breath of
burnt rubber and exhaust. A few seconds later I was on my way as if
nothing had happened.
I don't quite know where I'm going with this.
All I can say is that things rarely turn out how you wish them to, and
sometimes it's simply regaining control when you're spinning that seems
the biggest battle.
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| | Posted 9/10/2007 11:38 PM - 14 views - 1 comments
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