Amanda has not had very good luck with her car this year. When we arrived back in Washington after spending a month in Idaho for Christmas, we checked her car only to find a completely dead battery. After replacing the battery (which ended up being not very cheap, by the way) her car was back to working condition! Hooray! Or so we thought....
After a couple of months the Granny-mobile decided to crap out on us again. With another jump start, back to Les Schwab we went! They told us that they had made a mistake connecting the battery the first time which drained it until it completely lost charge. Anyways...
We were golden! For about two weeks at least. Her car decided to not start again so we thought third time had to be the charm! Today we went back down to Les Schwab to get her straightened out. They said it was unclear what the issue was so they replaced the battery again (luckily it is still under warranty.)
You may be thinking, where is she going with this? Why does this matter? I have just been giving it a lot of thought today.
Sometimes in life we don't have all the answers. It's unnerving to not know why something is happening or what will happen next. At times the reasons for the circumstances are unknown and the steps to move forward are not completely clear. I have learned recently that I can't plan for everything in my life. Sometimes the "battery dies" at the most inconvenient times--its something you can't predict or plan for. What you can control though, is how you respond to it. Its easy to get really frustrated and flip out, but that doesn't really help anyone. I am learning that the best thing to do in situations is to just roll with it.
Every single situation presents the opportunity to learn something. For example, experiencing this has given us a chance to learn about cars! In life, facing struggles, challenges, or simply having bad days always holds the potential to learn. Attitude and perspective are everything!
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