Driving Experience
Jeff was driving to the office this morning and I looked over at him and thought he looks really weird sitting like that. He was sitting straight up and had both hands on the wheel at about quarter to three. So I said to him, “you look kinda different, you normally have the seat further back and just one hand on the wheel. Then he told me it was because of the thing that happened yesterday.
Yesterday, Jeff went to a race track and had lessons on how to drive a sports car really fast. He had the helmet, fire protection the whole thing. And he did this exercise with cones. He had to drive at top speed along this straight piece of track and when he got to the cone, he had to brake hard and turn the wheel to the right and drive through the gap which was made by two other cones to the right.
The first time he did it, he smashed into the cone. The instructor told him it was because he was driving into the devil, that’s what he called it when you look at what you are trying to avoid, in this case the cone. He said it’s why traffic accidents happen, the driver sees the car in front brake and watches it, and drives into it….which is why he calls it the devil.
And that’s how it is in life. We ‘drive’ into the things we are focusing on. So if we focus on negative stuff, that’s what we hit! If we focus on positive things, ‘like the gap between the cones’, we end up missing the devil and arriving safely at the positive place. It makes sense doesn’t it? I mean we know this stuff. We know that what we think about is what we attract into our lives. It’s just that when we are looking at the bad stuff, we forget to turn our attention to the better place.
So today, just for today, focus on what you want. Look at the good things in your life. See the positive. If you can, walk outside and look at the sky. Notice the trees. See the beauty in your life. If you are married, focus on the things you love about your spouse. If you have kids or friends or co-workers, see the positive things in them. Consciously look for them and I promise you will see them. And you will arrive at a great place! Have an amazing day! Val & Jeff
Add comment July 25th, 2008