By Patricia Anaya

It is not what happens to you, it is how you react to what happens to you.

Yesterday, en route to a meeting, I was driving in the left lane of a three-and avenue. I was about 100 feet away from a traffic light when suddenly, a car from the center lane made a left turn in front of me. I slammed on my brakes and stopped my car, just inches away of the other car. Thank God there wasn’t any car behind me. The driver of the car was an old man. He looked at me and started yelling. I felt angry in that moment, but I didn’t react, I just continued on my way.

I thanked God that it was only a scare and I prayed for the old man because I thought he was having a hard day. I have my bad days too, so sometimes I curse (quietly) at people who don’t know how to drive, but I try to avoid accepting the negative energy from others. My life is full of too many beautiful things to waste my time with negativity. Read More→