OH, YOU FUCKING PRICK – YOU CUT ME OFF!! YOU’RE SUCH A FUCK-UP!!
I never get road rage. I drive fast, but I’m never competitive on the road. I make way for big trucks, I don’t cut people off, I speed match before I merge so no one has to get on the brakes, and if someone is driving rude I don’t try to “get them back” for their rudeness – but it wasn’t always that way.
If someone is driving like a prick, driving rude, or being competitive on the road,
YOU’RE FIRST PRIORITY IS TO MAINTAIN YOUR OWN ZEN!
Take a breath! Instead of spewing anger, frustration, and/or hate into the world,
SPEW SOME LOVE INTO THE WORLD – WHETHER THE ASSHOLES DESERVE IT OR NOT!
Don’t do it because you want to be a good person. Safety issues aside, don’t do it because the cops may see you driving aggressively. Don’t do it because I said to.
Do it because of the effects it will have on you!
DO IT BECAUSE YOU WANT YOUR LIFE TO BE AWESOME!
Five years ago, I started a breathing practice while I drive:
As I am on the interstate, I look at all the cars in front of me. I take a deep breath and I imagine that I connect with the heart of each one of the people in the cars I see.
I say this aloud as I drive, “Thank you guys. Thank you for driving safely. Thank you for being here (in the world). Bless you. I want you to have the best day possible. Love you guys. Go have fun with it today!” Then I blow a big breath of blessing out to the lot of them.
Then, I look in the rear view mirror, try to take in all the cars behind me, and repeat the same prayer.
I don’t know if it makes a difference in their lives or makes the world a better place – IT MAKES ME DIFFERENT!
I feel better, I feel good, and I feel compassionate. I AM LOVING!
If it is love you want, then this practice is for you.
When you are in that place of feeling love, you will feel so good to people, they can’t help but love you back!
The aim of this practice is to feel love for anything, not necessarily just OTHER DRIVERS. You can imagine anything you love and as long as you feel the feelings, the love will transform your life.
When we don’t feel love, our life sucks compared to when we do.
When we aren’t feeling and spreading love, there’s a bigger chance we are going to be big fucking pricks.
DON’T BE A BIG FUCKING PRICK! TAKE A BREATH!
Be REAL. Be RAW. Make Your Life AWESOME!