Recognise The Signs Sometimes the universe gives us warnings. I was driving down a local highway in New Mexico, a safe distance behind the car in front of me. Suddenly, the driver slammed on his brakes to avoid a huge puddle, a flood of water in front of him. I stopped short, but the car behind me was following too closely and rammed into the rear of my Jeep. I got out and inspected the damage. My car was fine. The woman who rammed me had dented her bumper. New one was harmed. I got back in my Jeep, thinking it was over. But as I drove off, I began to wonder. Something about the incident still nagged at me. Several weeks later, I was driving down a fast moving two-lane highway. Behind me was a large truck loaded with cars. In front of me were several cars. In front of the cars was a school bus. The traffic was moving at least fifty-five miles an hour. Suddenly I saw the brake lights from the car ahead. The school bus had stopped to let a child disembark. I pulled to a stop behind the car in front of me. Then I remember the lesson from the accident a couple of weeks ago: sometimes I can stop safely, but the driver behind me can't. I looked out of my rear view mirror. The truck loaded with cars was frantically trying to stop. I pulled my car off the road onto the shoulder, giving him an extra car length. He screech to a stop, right behind the car ahead of me. Had I not noticed, not pulled out, we'd all have been piled up. And the children in the bus . . . Sometimes accidents happen without warning, but sometimes the universe gives us a nudge, a little sign. We don't have to become paranoid, we don't have to think every event means something, but we can trust ourselves to recognize a sign when we see one. Melody Beattie (1948 - ) Journey To The Heart 📖

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