Cyn

Recently, I had an experience that made me really think about myself and my inner strengths.  At a busy intersection I had been stopped in the right turn lane at a red light.  Next to me was a rather large sign that explicitly stated, "Right turn on GREEN arrow ONLY."  On the far side of the intersection stood another sign stating the exact same thing.

A large truck pulled up behind me.  A moment later, it started honking.  I double-checked to see if the red arrow had changed to green.  It had not.  The male driver honked again (I'd checked in my rear view mirror).  I sat resolutely waiting for the light to change and give the appropriate signal to make my turn. 

Imagine my surprise when the man honked once more and then pulled around me to make an illegal turn (he was no longer in the designated turning lane).  Not only that, two more vehicles followed.

It started me thinking about all the ways we are tempted to capitulate to peer pressure.  So many times we think it is just the young people who have to deal with the mental arm-bending that exists.  But they aren't the only ones.  To this day, I feel like I made the right decision to obey the traffic laws.  But, how many other areas of my life do I cave in? 

That incident has heightened my awareness of what are truly my core values.

Lucynda