What are you waiting for?

Two years ago I was feeling overwhelmed. I had recently moved to the "City of Angels" and quickly discovered it was no Heaven on earth. One day I was rushed for time and thought I would take a short cut to get ahead. I made one wrong turn and found my self stuck in the middle of rush hour traffic. Frustrated by my inescapable situation, I sat in my car and began to cry. The cars in front of me were going no where. A stranger in the car next to me waved me over into his lane to help me out. I decided I would rather wallow in self pitty and stayed in my lane. An hour passed and I hadn't moved one inch. Angry at the world for letting me down I grudgingly analyzed my situation. It was then that I realized I hadn't pulled into a traffic lane at all. When I turned off of the side street where I was originally parked, I had pulled into a parking lane. Now you are thinking, "This girl is an idiot." Trust me, I completely agree with you on that one. The thing is, I think everything in life happens for a reason. The reason for my lack of intelligence that day... I realized then that life can seem like a constant battle, often we feel like there is no escape to our situations. If you feel like you are getting now where with your life, maybe you are just sitting in the parking lane.