Who's Driving Your Car?

Who’s driving your car? Metaphorically, I mean. This past year, I had two car issues within a couple of weeks of each other. A car wrecked (hit by a crazed dude on something) and then a car broke down. I hate car issues. Now fast forward about 8 weeks after all of the car issues were resolved and I realized I wasn’t driving my car anymore, FEAR was driving.

I became convinced that my car was going to breakdown again because of something said to me at the FORD dealership (you know, the “CYA” in case the other thing that typically happens, happened). Literally, for weeks, I did everything in my power not to drive my car. I mean, well, I had to get to work so I was driving it some but scared never-the-less. With grace, luck, and prayer I began to understand what I was doing to myself. I was allowing FEAR to call the shots and it was driving my car and controlling my actions. When situations get complicated, things start breaking down and it’s certainly not going my way at ALL, fear can take me over. In the theater of my mind, I can imagine almost anything happening. I lean towards the disasters that rage in my mind, the dreaded, “What if’s.” When my “monkey mind” takes over, I can scare the hell out of myself. So consequently, for most of my life, I've tried to outrun fear. Currently, I’ve been trying to hear the internal chatter and I’ve realized it’s mostly garbage. So, I hope my new song, “Taking Charge (one step at a time)” can give you the strength and courage to keep trying. When things are crappy, look up, say a prayer, and point yourself towards a better day tomorrow. I know it sounds simplistic but, I think it kinda is. Hey, it’s February, and my car is still running perfectly. Somehow I think it adds up in the end and if I can release some of the crazy chatter then just maybe I can live my truest truth.

Peace & Love,

Gina 🌏✌🏻🤟🏻