14.4.08

Perspective

Perspective shifted when my life flashed before my eyes last Friday.

After parallel parking on Hawthorne Boulevard, I checked over my left shoulder, saw no car in the lane closest to me, and started to open my door about six inches. My car door was ripped from my hand. Two seconds later it would have been my body in addition to the car door that was smashed.


I am full of gratitude. This puts a lot of things in perspective.

8 reactions:

Raziel said...

Wow! Sorry to hear that! Hope you're okay.

anaccidentofhope said...

holy shit! I'm so glad that you're ok! how was the other car? where did it come from? Don't you wish that lessons didn't have to be so scary sometimes?

calliope said...

GASP!
oh wow.
so glad that you are ok.

serious "phew" moment there.

xo

jehara said...

oh wow that is so scary!!!

i am really glad you are okay.

stupid speeding car. (because that's what happened in my imagination. . .)

Lori said...

Very glad that you are still in the land of the living. Holy crap that looks terrifying.

Derick Black said...

OMG!! Im glad your okay!

keri said...

God, how scary! I'm so glad you're all right.

The Recovering Straight Girl said...

Oh Geez--that sucks. I'm so glad that you're okay.