Below is a video of me and a new friend I had made this past week, riding home from the Passion Pit show here in Salt Lake City this past Wednesday. It is of us riding our bikes, and without no hands...being silly [mostly me] at 1 am in the morning....that was a fun night... however, this past Saturday was a little crazy..was at work when I found out that my good friends Stella and husband Matthew had a tragic accident happen in their family, Matthew's oldest brother was just killed this week in a motorcycle accident.... T_T >>> my thoughts and prayers go out to you guys... :( I was sooo sad to hear this news and just thought again about how precious life is and how I myself need to be better with how I handle my life! That same night when riding my bike home around 11:30 from a babysitting job, I was at a red light [2 blocks from my apt.] and then as the red light turned green and I started peddling..a car facing me on the other side went full speed and turned towards me...obviously not seeing me at all...I was an inch, if that away from getting hit!!! What was weird about this whole experience is that somehow I was able to maneuver myself around him without really thinking about it...I just remember thinking as me and the drivers eyes both met in horror "am I going to get hit?" and he was probably thinking "am I going to hit her?"...seconds after his car passed me, I pulled over to collect myself, as did he. I was in total shock. The guy rolled down his window and asked if I was okay. I turned my head towards him, gave a slow nod and then turned back and looked down at my bike....what just happened there? <><><><><><><><><><><>
I made my way back home slowly...once inside, I took a bath and just laid there hoping to fall asleep like I normally do... I couldn't - I finally went to bed at 3:30 when Mari got home from work and laid there thinking about sooo many things...finally drifting off to sleep around 4:30 or so... Then yesterday in church we had a fast and testimony meeting [this is where anyone can get up and go to the pulpit and share their "testimony" <- feelings/thoughts, stories etc.....] half of these were about car troubles/ bike accidents etc. I felt so choked up inside and realized how lucky I was.... we only have one body. Saturday was definitely a wake up call for me...luckily just one of the few wake up calls that I had [and needed I guess] I hope after that experience I can be even better about taking care of myself and realizing that every single day on this earth is a special one... and...also, to always wear my helmet - no matter where I go. This video shows me without my helmet, which honestly is very rare..but still, there is no excuse... :/