Life's Value

What, oh what, oh what shall I vent about today?
Don't feel like writing a poem, nothing really bugging me.......hmm....
Just bored and really feel the need to write tho....
Oh, I know!
Saw my life flash before my eyes yesterday morning!...Yup!  Ain't that somethin?!
Most of my Nassau readers would know that it was raining cats and dogs yesterday morning.
I had just dropped my two little ones off to school and headed north on Collins hill.Sitting on
the corner of Collins hill and Shirley Street waiting to get on to Shirley Street, which most of
you know is a one-way major street heading west, a female driver hit me from behind.Yeah,
I know, "female drivers", right? The lady driving hit me so hard, she forced my car to propel
onto Shirley into the oncoming traffic. Luckily the driver of the oncoming car, which baaarely
missed charging straight into my car, had quick reflexes and stopped just in time. The lady
who hit me immediately hopped out of her vehicle to see if I was ok. Her exact reaction was
"Are you ok??!!  I don't care about the car!!  I just wanna make sure you're ok!!!" It had all
happened so quickly, and I think it must've been a cross between the shock of being hit, the
fact that it was pouring rain, and barely escaping sudden death, that all I could say was
"Everything's cool....don't worry about it," and I quickly hopped back into my car and pulled
off. I don't think I even really paid close attention to my car's bumper to see the extent of the
damage. Luckily it was minimal. The whole drive to work from that point got me to thinking...

It's amazing how many things in life we take for granted. I thought about a lot of things....

- Here it was, a complete stranger, even though she did not know me (and granted it was her
fault), cared more about my well-being than her material car.

- Since last April, after having my annual physical, I was supposed to have a colposcopy
done, after finding out that my papsmear was abnormal.  There's a history of gyne-related
cancers in the women on my father's side of the family.  From then till now I've been putting
off the procedure that I needed to have done.  I need to take better care of myself..........

- I was so much in a rush to get to work......to a job that would be there regardless if I made
it on time or not. In fact, a job that if I were to die would simply be given to someone else.....

- This past year I've been trying so hard to mend a broken heart that I've lashed out at those I
love, I've lashed out at those I've grown to hate, I've been "looking pretty and smiling", I've
put all my focus into various projects, I've done everything in my power to find every and
anything to occupy my mind and spirit; to take away from the pain.  I've come to the
realization that it's just better to accept the pain and deal with it, rather than trying to erase it,
or make subtle attacks against those who've hurt me.  It has given me a new level of strength
that I never knew I had.  I've actually been able to embrace it and draw a new kind of
inspiration.

- There are some things in life I just can not change, and just need to exhale and release,
accept certain things for what they are, and still maintain a balance between trying to save
the world and making a positive difference.

All of the actions, reactions, causes and effects that encompass this thing we call "life" can be
so motivating if we take the negative and turn it into something positive.

Here is a speech from the CEO of Coca Cola that I found so impressive:

Live, Love, Learn!!