I have never driven on black ice covered with snow... hang on, I did today! What an evening. The meeting cancelled, I turned around and headed back home. The highway was nuts, so I got off. Mistake. Going through town was equal trouble. Cars sliding everywhere on the downhill, struggling on the uphill. In town no less. I crept along at a slower pace than I normally walk!
I ended up getting stuck on a patch of snow covered ice on an uphill, no going up or down to be had. Oh my. And sadly, was not driving a standard transmission either!! So, I tried and tried to move.... skidding nowhere but side to side. When a smiling face popped up to my window! A helpful guy stopped and pushed the backend while I geared down and tried to move forward. Thanks to him, I made it home. Further reinforcing my belief that kindness and good people are everywhere. No two-percenters to be found today. A normally 25 minute drive was almost 2 hrs. But I made it home in once piece, hungry and worn. Into pajamas I got, leftover homemade soup warmed and eaten, kids snuggled and to bed, this written, now off to bed.
Todays lessons.... (1)when you feel alone, good people have a way of popping up and renewing the sense that 'we are all connected'. (2) Being busy is a great way to ignore inner turmoil. Downtime has its downfalls (3) I am learning many things every day through my job, and I have really extended my understanding of communications within organizations lately. I'm proud of myself. (4) My big heart is a bit of a liability, good thing the big brain reigns it in.
