Yesterday as I was having a “moment” with the car I thought “I need to vent and think I will use this blog to do that!” Well that was yesterday and I don’t need to vent but I will tell you what happened.
First I have to tell you, I loved my car. Did you notice the use of the past tense? Yes that is right my car met an untimely demise. One week ago my car was totaled in an accident that was not my fault. In fact I was not even driving the car or even in the car. Someone else was driving. So again I will say, I loved my car. It ran great even though it did not look perfect. It was soooo close to turning 300,000 miles. Oh so close. The car fit me and I fit it. We went so many places together. Can you tell I might not be over the loss of my car? Yes I know it is a material object but still….
So because my car is no longer among the living I am driving my hubby’s car. I am not fond of his car because it is bigger drives different the windshield wiper knobby is on the wrong side of the steering column. It just is not my car but since it is the only one we have for the time being I use it. In fact 3 people juggle using it. Fortunately it has been warm enough where hubby can ride his bike most places as well as the daughter.
So yesterday. When I arrived to work and turned off the car the doors all automatically locked, which I thought was strange but did not think anything of it. After work when I open the door I am greeted with the blaring and annoying sound of the car alarm! On the set of keys I use is the magic button to make it stop except the magic button is not doing its job. Finally the alarm stops and I am thinking Whew I can now leave. Oh no again the alarm entertains me and several other people in the parking lot. So after MANY times of going through this and several phone calls to hubby, it is decided that the battery in BOTH remote controllers are dead and a walk to the store is needed. Just to let you know by this time I was beyond unhappy. I was frustrated, hot, irritated and all those other adjective you can use to describe frustrated. The thought of having to walk ALL the way to the store was not my idea of fun but it had to be done so I collected my backpack and began the trek.
As I walked I of course continued to fume. I was fuming at the loss of my car, fuming at the person who drove my car when it died, fuming because the darn store was so far away and fuming because I was going to be late for my other job! But as I walked I began to fume less and had a realization hit me. I needed to forgive the person who hurt my car. I know that sounds silly it is only a car but I was holding on to the anger of losing it and all the inconveniences that went with it (coordinating 3 schedules). As I tell clients forgiveness is not for the other person but for you AND forgiveness is not a feeling but a choice. I knew if I did not let go of this frustration over losing my car bitterness would begin to set in. I did not want there to be bitterness there so called my frustration what it was, confessed it to God and have begun working on remembering I have forgiven.
It is amazing how short the walk was back to the car with the fresh batteries and how quickly the problem was solved. Both hubby and I now know what to do when the car suddenly decides to spaz out and I know what size batter the remote needs.
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