Yesterday morning I posted a picture on my Facebook wall which started "Life is Short, Live it!"
I can't remember how many times I have discussed with friends how unpredictable and fragile life is. But as if I needed reminding of my own words, just two hours after I posted the picture, I found myself in a car crash which could very easily have ended both my own life and those of the people in the other car.
It was a full on impact at 60 kilometres per hour, and moments after it happened I found myself trapped in a car which was smoking and wondering whether it was going to explode.
The angels must have been protecting us though, because after a day in hospital, I am now back home with nothing more than a sore knee, a bruised arm and a bashed up face. My face hurt so much yesterday that I was convinced something was broken, but in fact I have nothing more than bruises and a split lip, and the occupants of the other car are fine too.
Both cars are a write off, but I have never been so grateful as I am this morning that I can still walk, dance, swim and do all the other things I enjoy in life. Even more than that, I thanked God (literally) that none of my children were in the car with me at the time, as things could have been very different had I not been alone.
This kind of brush with death inevitably makes you think about what matters. I now know which people came to mind at what could have been my last moment alive and also who I wanted with me when it was all over.
I also known that I was born to write, because even though I could hardly talk after the collision, I still remembered to make sure one of the paramedics took my camera and got photos of what was going on, so that I could post this story on the blog!
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| Not pretty, but alive! |
Most of all I have been very humbled by all the good wishes, phone calls and messages I have received and also the warmth and love of my children and my friend Samuli who stayed with me all day at the hospital. Thank you everyone. That's all I can say.
So I will end this post as I began it, because never a truer word was spoken. You literally never know what is round the corner. But what we do know is that Life is short....so live it!!
After the events of Saturday I have spent the last two days enjoying the fact that I am still alive. I have been surrounded by wonderful friends and neighbours since I got home from hospital and every time I have got up from the sofa I have remembered to say a silent thank you for the fact I can still walk. 
