Learning to Forgive - So yesterday, I posted on how after my accident, Im trying to focus on living my life now better, and to stay away from the negativity that surrounds me and focus on making positive changes - This morning was one of those opportunities. The lady that hit me on July 14th took the ticket to court to get the charges reduced on her record. As I sat in the court staring at her, realizing that she probably a year or two from 70 years old and though she almost killed me, I have to learn to forgive and not be the angry self I have always been. So as we approached the bench she plead guilty with an explanation and told the judge that she had the yellow on the left turn and never saw my car coming. The judge looked at me and asked me (Sir, though she is at fault and is guilty of this, she has never had any points on her record for her whole lifetime, would you accept I give her an impeding traffic, no points, and a fine ? - Though she will be still at fault for this accident...) I looked at this woman, I could tell she has never seen a court room before and I agreed to it. As we were leaving the woman came up to me, reminding me of my grandmother that has long passed and looked at me and almost started to cry, she said - Im so sorry for any pain I have caused you and so happy you werent severely injured...Im so sorry. It was very heartfelt and I got emotional....I said thank you, and I was glad we both walked away alive and well. As I drove to work, I felt the overwhelming sense of calm, I have never felt before - a feeling of closure, a new beginning, a new sense of clarity...... Im not the 20/30 something hothead I used to be. Im not working myself up in a ball of fire over little downfalls in life, others peoples views on stuff, people who create drama onto others, etc... If its one thing I can take away from 2014 is that its the year I finally, truly, opened my eyes up to what life really means and what I must do for myself to attain true happiness all the time. Its a very scary lesson to learn almost dying in a car wreck to change your way of thinking, but now that it has happen....Im glad for it....
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 00:52:36 +0000
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