Me, Myself and I spent extra time in the car together this week: after work four evenings, before work one day and once again Saturday night.
I try to be a quiet driver unless the passenger seeks to engage. There are lots of new people I can pray for. The 22 year old trying to figure out which direction she wants to go in life. The 58 year old with occasional seizures so he needs to let someone else drive. The couple who try to communicate but circle into frustrated dead ends over and over. The silent. The headphones. The laundry and the women who lug it home up flights of stairs. The young man who wanted to know what the heck flying pigs have to do with Cincinnati.
Now that I understand how to use the Uber App, the job is becoming more fun. I invested $6 into a handsfree device for the dashboard. I love it as in, “Where have you been all my life?”
Probably most fascinating are the Uber Eats runs. I find these are helpful to stretch my legs and to boost income for the night. I do worry about car wear and tear with the stopping and starting but try to remember that I have been running these same errands for free for my family for years.
I wonder why someone who appears to be able bodied needs Subway delivered from one block away. I am amazed by a delivery charge that cost more than the chicken rings they want from White Castles.
“Stop judging any of it,” I tell myself.
“Practice not thinking at all.”
“Everyone has reasons they do what they do.”
Then, “Ok, this delivery makes sense. The person lives in a place that is a difficult distance from the restaurant.”
Hubby says I need to remember people spend $8 on a daily cup of coffee without thinking about it.
Mostly I think, “Good for them. Time is money. Maybe this delivery helps the person with their self-care or maybe this helps their family spend more time together.”
And my second most often thought is, “I am grateful.”
Extra thanks to those who tip which is only about 15% of people so far. Your generosity helps.
Matthew 7:1 Judge Not….
Glenna S. Edwards 