What happened to me yesterday for 90secs on the road happens to us everyday in life albeit over a longer duration of time .
Let me go over this piece by piece !
While driving peacefully at 70+ in my lane I was tailgated then tried to be stopped on I-295 by the same car almost causing an accident , chased , overtaken and finger flipped , yelled at several times , not even mentioning the lane change race . I was in two minds flipping him , yelling , honking and lastly calling 911 though the phone was in my beach bag but I could call Siri . I did none of those .. I stayed calm .. took my focus off the man who was harassing me .. kept my eyes on the prize - safety , took the next exit and moved away from the scene / craziness .
Ain’t that what life rages / situations are about ? They come like a whirlwind , not giving us much time to think . Our reaction is usually misplaced that leads to problem bigger than the situation itself . Wouldn’t it be better to deal with life rage same way as the road rage ? Take focus off the person causing the rage , keep eyes on the prize - peace of mind .. exit from the scene / craziness
While that is easier said than done , it also has so many layers to it .. layers of ego , revenge , pride , throw in relationships , past struggles and there is your perfect recipe for disaster .
Had I let my ego get the better of me in the road rage incident .. there is a possibility there would’ve been a car wreck or I would’ve been shot . None happened cos i took the exit .
LET GO OF THE PRIDE , TAKE THE EXIT
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