REFLECTIONS

I did not want to get out of bed this morning. But I did. Got my butt up, got ready & headed to work. I've gotten to the point of counting my blessings instead of my troubles, realizing that I'm blessed to be able to wake up and start another day while others might have not. That I have a great job to go to, my day's gonna go by fast & I'll get off early & still have the rest of the day to do whatever I want. That some people don't even HAVE a job so I just take it in stride & be grateful.

I get on the road & start my 40-45 minute commute to work. Tell me why there's always an accident around me? That's how I really know that I'm blessed & protected. I mean, I can recall at least 7 accidents that occurred in the next lane or right infront of me. Just a month or so ago me & B-Ball were in the car headed home talking, laughin & cruising. We were 2 lanes away from the HOV & I was slowly merging over. All of a sudden I had an instinct feeling to stay in my lane. Something told me to not merge anymore. So I didn't.

2 seconds later a car rams the car right next to me. I mean, totaled the back. It blew us away because one, it was so loud & unexpected that we thought something something blew up; two because that was supposed to be me, us. That was supposed to be my car that got hit. So we were talking about it the whole ride home. It still gives me chills to think about it.

A few days ago I was literally a block away from my job. Slowing my speed down from getting off the highway but still doing 65 on a 45, I was trying to get it! Feeling good cuz I'm early for work, I see the yellow light & stop. Usually I would just blaze right through it cuz that light stays yellow for a while & at the rate I'm going I'd clear it easily. But I didn't. So I stopped & reached down to change the radio station.

2 seconds later I hear a big crash. Not as loud as the former but loud enough to completely annihilate any sleepiness I might have had. I look up to see 2 cars slowly spinning, debris & parts scattered all over the busy 4-way intersection & honks from cars backed all the way up the street. Even though I didn't physically see what happened, from deduction skills I gathered that one car was going straight at at least 45 miles & the light turned green so he already had momentum & kept going. The other guy figured since his light just turned red that he could take a right while the left turning light was on. To his dismay when the lights turned green both the turning arrows & green lights came on at the same time.

One guy got out of the car (in the middle of the intersection might I add) to assess the damages. The whole right side was smashed in from bumper to bumper. I didn't see the other guy get out, I hope he's ok. Numerous people ran over to check on them so I didn't feel the need to go over & make a crowd. I went forward to work...

I guess I'm just feeling a little sentimental today. It's cold & raining & days like these usually cause me to reflect on random things. You should take a second to think about what you're thankful for. There's so many things people take for granted & it takes a tragedy or something dramatic to happen before people think about the great things that they have. Take a little time out to hug or tell your loved ones how you feel. Forgive. Love. Live. Be happy.

Love,
Akanke