Sunday Scribblings - Passenger Seat

The prompt this week is a quote: "I don't want to be a passenger in my own life." (Diane Ackerman)

But, truth be told, I don't mind the passenger's seat all that often. I actually prefer it most of the time. It's comforting to be able to sit back and relax and know that the driver has it all under control. No worries. It's nice to be taken care of.

I've had some great experiences that I would not have had if I hadn't been willing to just go along for the ride. Movies I had no interest in that I went to anyway just to be with the group turned out to be highly entertaining (though not always works of cinematic genius). Concerts I was really too tired to attend turned out to be fantastic experiences that I wouldn't give up for the world. Trips I wasn't all that keen on taking with particular people turned out to be great bonding opportunities. Restaurants that I was afraid of going to because I'd never had that kind of food before have become some of my favorites. I didn't start karate simply because it was something I wanted to do so much as because I wanted an activity to share with my husband and he was already into it. And now it's a part of my weekly routine because I love it.

So the passenger seat isn't such a bad thing.