Driving ourselves crazy. Or something.

The way people drive is the way they live their lives. This occurred to me when I was stuck in traffic recently. Consider this:

* Some drivers are focused on their destination rather than their journey – they’re in a rush to get where they want to be, without appreciating where they are.


* Some are OTT irritated when things don’t go as they want – red lights, unpredictable drivers etc.

* Some drive cars that inadvertently make a statement about their personalities – “I am important”, “I don’t want to stand out”, “I don’t value material things” (no judgment, BTW).

* Some aren’t considerate or supportive of others’ journeys – not letting others into a queue, cutting people off, not indicating their intentions.

* Sure, it’s not always easy to appreciate the beauty and richness of life when you’re stuck in a queue of traffic with a faulty air-conditioning unit and an unhappy baby in the backseat. But when else are you going to do it? You can’t go anywhere else, or do anything else. You are right here. Right now. Take this moment to breathe and be present. It may be the best thing you do all day to move yourself forwards. Without actually moving.

Keeping the faith (spoiler alert: it's hard)

"You know you’re gonna live through the rain. Lord you got to keep the faith."

I think I should start all my posts with Bon Jovi lyrics. Admit it – you’re humming the song now.

So anyway, the faith thing. Maintaining faith in an uncertain, and frankly, terrifying world is an ongoing challenge for me, and I suspect it will remain so until the day I die. It’s one of my major lessons in this lifetime, I’m led to believe. I’d prefer a karmic lesson that involved mastering pasta making, or perhaps flying a helicopter, but apparently these aren’t things that deeply satisfy the soul in the long term. (Boo!)

Anyway I digress (that happens, from time to time... you’ll get used to it). Lately I’ve been drawing the ‘abundance’ card in my angel card readings. I sigh, release my financial worries to the universe, then wait for the moolah to roll in. If that doesn’t happen immediately, I start to doubt. And that’s unhelpful – doubt is my kryptonite. But when my faith is strong, new opportunities tend to pop into my peripheral vision. Boom! Perhaps not in the way I had expected, but always there’s a solution.

I know I’m not the only one who struggles to keep the faith. After all, if no one ever lacked faith, there would be no need to seek spiritual guidance, and no need for me to offer angel card readings to people. We would be nicer, happier and more successful than we can possibly imagine in this moment. Because we would know that everything would be OK.

Guys here’s the thing: everything WILL be OK. It really will! (I’m talking to myself as much as I am you.) I don’t know why it’s so hard to remember this in times of strife, but I am committed to remembering, and honouring, the power of keeping the faith. I’m also committed to listening to more Bon Jovi, and I would suggest you do the same.