Learning to Drive

I was doing some reminiscing today. Back to when I was 16 and learning to drive.  I am not quite sure how my parents thought it would be okay, but one of my "teachers" was my brother who is 1 year older than me. So he had been driving for approximately a year. Surely that is enough driving experience to teach your younger sister?  And he taught me on a car with a standard transmission. As a parent who has gone through teenagers learning to drive, I cannot quite connect the dots with that decision. However, my brother and I survived our driving sessions quite well, so maybe my parents knew what they were doing after all.  I also had a few lessons with my Dad. It was a great frustration to him that the rear view mirror was always in the wrong position for him, when he go into drive. There was my Dad, my Mom, my two older brothers and me driving the same car. Did Dad really think the mirror would never be moved?  Funny thinking back on that.  The lessons with my Dad do not really stand out for me.  Most of my driving training was through Driver's Ed. I feel that the reason I am such a good driver is because I was so well taught by Mr Forsythe.  I say this a little bit tongue in cheek, but do feel I am a safe driver thanks to my training. And my big coup was that I passed my driver's test first try and some of the guys in my class did not!  I was a quiet, shy young girl at that time and found it a real stretch to take Driver's Ed. I knew I really wanted to drive and that desire was stronger than my discomfort.  Many times when I look back, I see that I always had an incredible inner strength. I was not aware of it for a long time, but this inner part of myself has served me well over the years. I could say this inner strength has been "driving" me for 60 years now.  Love my inner strength.

As you take two minutes to consider peace for our world today, think about your inner strength and how it has driven you.