I was on the receiving end of some karmic forces over the weekend...the lame kind. You know, the I've-been-putting-bad-mojo-out-into-the-universe kind of karma
There are a few of you who are aware that I became a bit of a speed demon after buying my newish car (anything would have been faster then good ol' Sammy the Subaru, god rest his engine). With my new speed came, I'm ashamed to admit it, a bit of road attitude. I don't get the rage like some folks, but i do get a bit of road superiority. People do dumb things on the road - I turn my nose up at them. I've given a few dirty looks, I admit it. I've shaken my finger at the 3rd car to turn left after the light turned red - what good has it done? Not a bit. But as a road snob, what did I care? I just wanted to feel superior. So this is how I've been acting out in the world.
But this weekend I was tired. Bone tired. A-little-worried-about-how-tired-I-was tired. I had to do a litle driving just to accomplish my normal weekend errands and out there on the road I ran into karma. I got dirty looks, I was honked at, someone yelled at me and I was flipped the bird. Someone even shook their head at me!?! I've done the very same thing. I wasn't doing anything beyond reproach out on the road, just driving a little slower and was a little slower to react to the green lights or my turn at the stop sign. One time I started to pull into what I thought was a deserted intersection only to stop abruptly when a man on a bike came into my view. He glared at me the entire time he biked past me. My first thought was, "You're supposed to stop at the stop sign, a*hole" But my second thought was, "I've totally given that same glare when I was the girl on the bike."
So what I learned is that when you are an a*hole, so is everybody else. Thanks, Karma, for the vaulable life lesson.
But before my complete attitude readjustment, I need a good long and serious nap.
