I go the same way every time I leave my office. I enter a busy road and then perform a u-turn amid traffic so that I may proceed to the highway. There is an alternative route that goes over a hill, through a hotel parking lot, and is a means of going a long way around a block to access a set of traffic lights. At these traffic lights I can turn easily and pass the spot of my usual u-turn without having to negotiate the dense traffic. It takes longer and is less direct, therefore I always opt for the u-turn route.

The other day, I was driving to an appointment at lunchtime. I saw the traffic, no more than usual, and almost automatically began to turn my car around to take the long way around to the traffic lights. I actually had a conversation in my head about whether or not I was listening to the Higher Power within me (or Big Bear, in cluster call-speak). I distinctly recall wondering if this was what following my Guidance was supposed to feel like.

After taking the long way around and turning at the aforementioned lights, I came upon a woman getting out of her car with her hands in the air and a look of incredulity on her face. There was also a large truck pulling off to the side of the road right in front of me. It became clear that the truck had just rear-ended the lady’s car and, although she appeared physically unharmed, the rear section of her car was severely smashed in. The accident occurred on the spot where I normally begin to make my u-turn. I looked up and around and widened my circle of focus as if to glance at the giant-sized Power or Being that is everything; including a friend.

- Ron

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