My dad called me up and asked if I can come over his house and fix his computer for him. Gratefully and strategically, he lives only a short distance from me inside my own community complex so it makes it very easy for me to help him out and see him frequently. I told him I would be over shortly.
I grabbed my keys, my dogs and jumped into my car, luckily I had my shoes. On my drive home from my dad’s, which is less than two miles, I was going roughly twenty miles an hour, with one dog on my lap and another next to me. I looked in my rear view mirror and saw a police car racing up to me with flashing lights. You know the feeling of that moment!
For a split second I thought, “Are dogs suppose to be strapped in a car seat?” And, then I realized I didn’t have my seat belt on. So, I did what anyone would do, I put it on.
The officer came to my window and said, “Can I see your license and registration?” I asked, “What am I being pulled over for, I wasn’t speeding?” He said, “You were not wearing your seat belt.” And, he was correct.
I told him I didn’t have my purse on me because I was fixing my dad’s computer right down the road and I live in this complex. He gave me two citations, one for not having my seat belt on and the other for not having my license on me.
I was angry. And, the next day I was still angry. In my meditation, I asked the anger to speak to me by asking, “Why are you so angry?” And, I heard, “because it was so silly.” Who are you angry at? I knew it was myself. And, I thought, well, that is a waste of time. And, my intuition said, “stop resisting and accept. The police officer was doing his job, he doesn’t know you, don’t take it personally. Look at it like you gave a donation to your town and this is practice staying in your center.” I was determined not to allow this situation to make me feel powerless.
It’s our thoughts, perceptions and beliefs that create our emotions. Notice if you hold any anger toward a person, particular people, a situation or yourself. Allow the anger to speak to you. To stop resisting, say, I accept and let it go!” Accept the person exactly for who they are without wanting or expecting them to be different, accept yourself just the way you are, accept the situation exactly the way it happened. Ask yourself, “What is the highest way to perceive the situation? Is there a healthier way to perceive and believe? Maybe he or she did the best job they could with the tools they had at the time. Maybe you did the best job you could. Maybe you learned something that helped you become stronger within yourself. Let go of all judgment. Breathe in unconditional love from above. Connect all parts of you with the highest frequencies of love. Say, “I ask to feel my powerful inner light! I ask to release, and live in the moment with full peace! How can I draw my power back and see this situation from a place of feeling my full sovereignty?”
Incorporate any lesson from the situation. It’s never about the situation or person, it’s about what we allowed to take us out of peace through our perceptions and beliefs, and then it’s up to us to navigate back to our center.
I wish you much joy and peace in your heart now and forever!
Laurie Martin
Http://www.SmileAcrossYourHeart.com