I recently had an issue with my car tires again. It started 2 weeks ago when I went to the car wash which is a drive-thru. Somehow, my driver’s side front tire got stuck and then pinched. The tire popped and my rim was damaged as well. It is rare to have an issue like this in a car wash. I immediately notified the attendant and a report was filed.
Afterward, I was towed to the dealership where my warrantee was associated. The gentleman whom I dealt with in service was very difficult. It was so odd that from the moment I spoke to him, he treated me as an adversary. He lectured me on how the car was taking up space on the lot and how I was to have my warrantee information in my vehicle. He spoke to me with such disdain. I could not understand why he was so negative. I brought the car in for work and they were making money. I knew that this was his problem and not to take anything from him personally. He was so confused about the warrantee. I said that the other dealership didn’t have a problem and applied the warrantee easily. He refused to do any homework in looking up the phone number after I had to call the other dealership. I mentioned that he should talk to the person that helped me there that I just spoke to and he did not like that. He said he doesn’t ask for help from other dealerships. Finally, after days of back and forth, I got the tire replaced. He said it was a learning experience as he had to learn about this warrantee and how it is going to be a standard at that dealership in the future. It was interesting that he wasn’t so negative when I picked up the car. I think he realized how his ignorance wasn’t my fault. I am sure he approaches life in general this way which is why I couldn’t take it personally.
Next up is the car wash litigation. This part is not resolved yet. The insurance company that the car wash uses was actually nice and responded a few days ago that it was going to cover some of the damage. I will continue talks to get this rectified.
The big lesson in this situation is how I never once got close to being upset. I never got mad or worried. It almost surprises me. I have grown so much. A former self would have taken this on as an entitled victim. I would have told everyone how I was treated by fate and people so poorly. I would have trauma bonded with anyone that would listen. I would have carried this anger as an excuse to be angry. It would have dominated my life for weeks. If the car wash insurance doesn’t come through fully, then I would have held resentment for a long time … maybe years. This is who I was. I was no different than many people I meet in this world.
Thankfully, I never got angry or anxious. I am still very calm about this. Why? Obviously, I have done a lot of work around allowing, anger, trusting the Universe and more. This is what this is all about. I still feel that giving myself a pat on the back is arrogant. This is wrong thinking. We would give a friend a pat on the back. I have to remember balance and how good it is to love myself and give myself a factual compliment. Maybe, the lesson in this is to remind me of how far I have come. I have made so many steps in being in a higher vibration as I navigate this world. Often, I am so hard on myself and feel that I am not achieving what I am supposed to. I forget where I was and where I am now. Does this happen to you? My memory is so convenient. It likes to forget how bad I felt in the past when I was not in a high vibration of Love.
I treated the difficult service person at the dealership with Love and Understanding. I treated myself with Love and Understanding as well since I did not fall into a lower vibration of fear and anger. I remembered that all things and situations are in God’s hands and not in my control. I didn’t even have to try. I was automatically able to allow this and trust that it will work out when undesired things come to us in life. Those undesired times are opportunities to grow. Friction will sharpen the knife and it takes rainstorms to help flowers bloom. I have had many rainstorms like you. When we Know that we are safe and are not fearing, we bloom and can see our blossoms. We grow and shine from the lessons and skills we learn from these times. I learned something valuable from this event. I have grown and have new skills for when heavier rains come my way. Love and not fear is always the winner. Fear creates more fear and Love creates more Love. Fear creates cancerous cells that will eat you alive and Love creates a healthier body with bigger muscles, stronger bones, and growth of the body.
I want to remember this and apply it in the next situation that is not asked for in my life. I want to give myself accolades for the work I have put in over the last 10 years without thinking I am better than anyone. I want to be empathetic to those around me that haven’t grown to a higher vibration like I was for the majority of my life. Love will change the hearts of those you encounter … Love for yourself and Love for the brothers and sisters we are surrounded by on this Earth because we are all One. We are united as aspects of our Creator in human form. Everything that you see is One and everything is God. Our Creator is never absent. I am thankful for this car wash event. It is a gift.
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