What do you do when you have really blown it?
Last Friday, May 8, 2026, I had an accident while driving my x-wife’s car. I pulled out into traffic and hit an oncoming car! It was a horrible misjudgment on my part! No one was injured, but the crash left Sandra’s car without a front end, and after filing a police report, I was able to LIMP her car the 1/2 mile up the hill and to Sandra’s condo—where the car has sat since the accident.
This type of MY FAULT accident left Sandra grieving for her Nissan Rogue which she had recently gotten a bunch of repairs done and it was running great. Now it’s not running at all11
There’s a certain amount of self-guessing about the self after you have done something so reckless and dangerous…I didn’t know if I would be able to continue driving ? And I was in a quandary about how to move forward with my life.
But Sandra took the accident very well and I have been able to transport her to various appointments this past week. She is very patient with me and has been there as a friend and support although I was the cause of her losing her independence—no car to even go out and have morning coffee with!
So I have been driving extra-specially cautiously ever since last Friday’s accident. All I could do is to keep on steppin’ and ease on down the road…I got the citation in the mail today and paid the ticket I had accrued because of the accident.
I am eternally Grateful that no one was injured and that both Sandra and the other driver had full insurance coverage…and Life goes on…I thank You God for protecting all of us, and being at the scene of an accident that could have been far worse…God’s good graces brought me home.
I’ve decided to move forward with my life and remain very cautious as I drive around town. There’s no need for regret or beating myself up…that would not help anything. I just need to follow through on my hard-won cautiousness and do the best I can to be safe and effective in future driving!
Rich