Take the High Road

Today I was almost hit by an aggressive driver as I was out walking. I was already in the middle of an intersection. I thought Barbara and my dog were right behind me so I stopped to make sure the driver saw me so he would not hit them. As I stood in the middle of the street he kept coming until his bumper was inches from my leg. I looked back and saw that Barbara and Madison had stayed safely on the curb so I quickly moved out of the man’s way.

He pulled up and began yelling at me. I said, “Sir, please do not be so aggressive with pedestrians. We are not protected like you are in a car. You really scared me.” He began swearing at me, got out and actually threatened to hit me before jumping back into his car and rushing away.

There are people who are so wounded they go through life looking to fight with anyone for any reason. Their hearts are broken. They are miserable and do not know to look to their behavior as the cause of their suffering. I see these type events happening more frequently as we deal with all the challenges we have created for ourselves.

I share this because we cannot be the positive change we desire if we attempt to fight fire with fire. Albert Einstein wisely said, “Problems cannot be solved with the same level of awareness that created them.”

Today, I am proud of myself for staying polite. I am pleased I did not allow myself to be sucked into his negativity. I remained positive and for that moment in time I was the different level of awareness than that which created the problem in the first place.

Blessings to each of us who are stepping into the new level of awareness we need to create a much better world. We will prevail, I guarantee it.

Regina