Inspirational roadkill

In this day and age, mobility is no longer only a dream for everyone. People who desire to get from place to place have many options at their disposal. Nonetheless, we still benefit greatly from thinking positively. This helps to better deal with many variables that enter into the equation which may otherwise cause us to lose our cool and feel somewhat helpless.

For instance, how often do you hear about people running out of gas at the side of some road? This kind of obstacle keeps you from getting from where you are to where you wish to go. If this happens, you still have a choices. You can permit yourself to get all frustrated about what you could've done and what you can't control or, you can focus on how to become more resourceful.

In my life, I once ran over a piece of previously dead roadkill splattered on the highway. This happened at night.  The bones of the animal punctured and blew my car tire.  At the time, I had a girlfriend as a passenger. Neither of us had cell phones or any roadside assistance membership card. My girlfriend wasn't keen on hitch-hiking at all, let alone in the dark on this highway between Amherst, Nova Scotia and Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada. What a blustery night and unsual memories!

To make things more exciting, my friend started imagining stories of prospective murderers who could stop abruptly and quietly dispose of us. I wasn't taken in by her fear and thought more about proactively creating solutions. To invite assistance, I got out of the car on the windy night and bravely stuck out my thumb. I honestly had to work at it. After all, hitchhiking is an art and persuading passing cars to stop isn't always easy. Admittedly, there was little traffic. 18 wheelers didn't look like they would stop.  My optimism wouldn't lead me to to make frantic arm gestures.

Lucky for us, before too long, two university student guys drove by in this small chortling vehicle. They were all bundled up in hats, scarves, mits and wooly clothes for the cold winter weather. My girlfriend wasn't sure if she should get into their car. I told her to think positive and we would find a garage in no time. She hesitated, but decided it seemed better to leave in that car with me and strangers than to stay alone in the isolated cold car along the highway. I thought, 'fabulous,! she was thinking more positively!' I thought this would attract better things.

After puttering along for a time and chatting with these straingers along the icy road toward Amherst, we did find a gas station that was still open at that late hour. Alpha thinking worked! We thanked the students, who drove away into the night. The towing guy took us out onto the highway in his monstrous truck. He was able to bring the necessary tools to change the tire along the road. Before long, my girlfriend and I were again on our way for the rest of the drive home. She didn't seem convinced roadkill could inspire positive thinking, but I knew differently.