The envelope looked innocent enough. It was from the Motor Vehicle people. My driver’s license was due to be renewed. Annoying reality. I’m going to have to study the Rules of the Road booklet again.
Wrong. The letter said I had to take a DRIVERS TEST!
What? Why? No accidents or tickets. Why me? I was scared. What if I failed?
Friends reassured me. It was just random. Every once in a while you have to do it. The worst part was they make you parallel park.
No problem. After living in the city, I was good at that. I could get my car into a space where normally you would need a helicopter to drop you in.
OK. I’ll go next week. Tuesday.
Tuesday was raining. Not good.
Thursday would be better. Didn’t sleep well the night before. Don’t want to take a test when you are tired.
Next week will be better anyway.
Yesterday was beautiful. I had slept well. A good day.
But I realized that I had both last year’s and this year’s city sticker on my windshield. The old one had to come off and I didn’t have a razor blade. They could give you a demerit for that.
Unfortunately, one of my neighbors had one. I scraped it off.
Maybe I’ll just go on the Internet for a while. Perhaps later in the day would be better. Less crowded.
Very odd. All the articles on the blogs I read were about procrastination. What was that all about?
Enough already. Put on my sneakers and out the door. Get it done.
Well, I passed. Barely. They had a new test. You had to back up about 200 feet between orange cones without hitting them.
Backing up is not my strong suit. But the lady tester was nice. She gave me two tries.
I am only good at backing away from things that frighten me!
Funny what scares us most is the small stuff.
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You crack me up! It is so true, though. Often we waste more time worrying about something than we do completing the actual task. Just follow the advice of the marketing gurus who came up with that Nike slogan and “just do it”
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Why do we let our fears do this to us? I do the same thing for the driving and written test.
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Beautiful, Corinne. Amazing what we can do around a simple action like taking a driving test. Our minds can create all kinds of goodies, can’t they?
You know, down here in the hills, I don’t think we ever have to retake a driving test. At least I hope not. Did the test include a “how to drive 15 mph over the speed limit?” portion? I would pass that one.
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Dear Melissa -
Glad my article amused you!
You are right – I need to keep the Nike motto in mind next time. I usually do! Hopefully, they will not pull my file for another test.
I feel very relieved it is over! I was lucky to get such a nice woman as the tester.
Dea Patricia -
Well, I am glad I am not alone.
I think the worst thing is the POWER these people have over our lives that is so scary.
I mean – we need to drive! And ONE PERSON decides!
Dear Tom -
I know you believe we are all ONE. But you and I live in different Universes when it comes to things like driving.
I did not query them about driving 15 miles over the speed limit. But I think they would have been pretty horrified.
In Chicago, there is a saying – “We have two seasons – winter and construction.”
Most of the highways are down to one lane with huge signs every 500 feet that say “45 miles a hour enforced. If you injure a worker, you get 18 years in jail”
That puts a real damper on exceeding the speed limit.
If they ask me to take another test, I am moving in with you!
My mind cannot take any more “goodies” like this!
Hello Corinne,
I’m so excited that I have learned about “RSS” and now I get your new posts without having to wonder if you have written something new.
I wrote to Yaro about something and while I was at it I told him that the reason I was in the Blog Mastermind group was because of you. I can’t remember exactly how he put it but he wants to know if you are in the portion of his program where you get paid for referrals. He wants to make sure that you get paid if you are. I hope you are because I paid the one time fee upfront and I would love to know that you got something out of it. Maybe you can buy yourself a quarter of a tank of gas for your next trip to the DMV.
I have taken your suggestion to heart about getting back into “Grief Counceling” by writing about it in a blog and helping people that way. What I’m not sure about is whether or not I should start another blog just for that and have two blogs or whether I should have a “Grief Category” on my regular blog. I still have so much to learn that I am walking along this blog road in a fog but I love what I am feeling as I fumble my way through it.
Your posts are a joy to me.
Sharon
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It’s amazing how much little stuff can scare us – something like a piece of mail from someplace could send shivers up our spines if we let it.
It was no accident that you ran across a bunch of articles about procrasination. A divine reminder? I think so. I believe in that. Our angels, the universe and God are always trying to help us. Luckily you were aware enough to recognize this and did something about it.
Congrats for passing the driver’s test. Continue to be aware of divine messages – they are coming at us all the time. Every day, 24/7.
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Dear Stephen -
I absolutely took the procrastination articles I kept bringing up as a DIVINE SIGNAL!
And, between us, I also took it as a message that I was being looked after – and that somehow – because of that – I would pass!
I agree. We have to watch out for those messages!
Dear Sharon -
I am glad you are getting a kick out of some of my articles! That is wonderful and encouraging feedback.
What Yaro was asking is – am I an “affiliate?”
Yes, I am – and proudly. As you can see, his is the only ad on my blog at present. And at some point he will pay me a finders fee for your membership.
As you continue with your new blog, you will find many people asking you to be an affiliate. And they will pay you if you sell their program or product.
I feel you have to be careful who you accept. Your readers are your FRIENDS! You would never want to recommend something to a friend that you did not believe in.
I attribute everything I know about blogging to Yaro. He is a straight shooter. And he does not make crazy promises how you will become a millionaire overnight!
Keep on with keeping on with your new blog. You are doing great!
Good Morning Corinne
This story reminds me of having to take continuing education classes for my Illinois Real Estate Broker’s license and my CMCA designation. I’d rather scrub floors than open a book to study. Happily, there’s a two year breather until the next time.
Love, Sondra
Great story!
As a former driving instructor I’ve seen A LOT of people take their driving test. Frustrating as it may be for us good drivers, it made me think we should have everyone take the test every year.