I have had a very busy mind of late as I find myself facing some exciting yet daunting decisions. I find that in moments like these I can get lost in the mire of my over active imagination and lose sight of the world right in front of me. I am so busy weighing up options, going through every possible outcome and considering every pitfall, that I lose perspective completely and start to feel like I am drowning! Even though I am aware of my tendancy to overthink things I still do it and get paralysed in the process!
That said, yesterday I was rushing out my house to do some errands when I saw an African woman walking down the hill past my house. As I drove past her something pulled my attention up and I stopped my car and thought to offer her a lift. She was incredibly grateful - as would I be if I were submitted to trudging up a steep hill to work every day! In our brief interaction I was brought firmly back into the here & now and by taking the time to get out of my busy mind and help someone else, I gained the perspective I so sorely needed.
Looking back over my life I realise that it is often when I am most lost in my own worries that life sends me someone that I can help in some way. Not that offering a lift is a life changing thing, but rather that in the act of doing it I actually 'lifted' myself and connected however briefly with another soul and the road they are on and got clear on what is really important in life - connecting to people, reaching out, being present, living in the NOW!
