This is how the universe repays us, Deanna. It took me a little while to figure it out, honestly, because it looked like a negative occurence, on the surface.
On the surface.
I was pulling out of the parking garage at my place of employment. I sat in my car trying to decide which exit lane to use. There was plenty of time. Eventually, I picked the right lane. Never, in the 13 year duration of the time I have owned my car have I had an accident, only two minor "bumps" in garages that amounted to nothing.
So, here I am in another garage.
I turned into the exit lane and found myself confined with no escape... because I had grazed the barrier pole between the exit card machine and my car. It had passed the rear left side in such a manner that it scraped in a sickening way.
I could not exit. I was trapped in a bizarre angle, and the curves of the car made it impossible for me to diagnose the problem.
I saw a young woman standing outside of the office area and yelled, I need help! Several times.
She came, the angel of my life today. She hardly knew what to do any more than I did. She seemed dumbfounded. I kept insisting that I needed a tow truck and she finally admitted a tow truck could do nothing for me. She guided me.
I steered, and she guided. We created an opening where there was no opening. We did it together.
She told me, back up, when I had no idea what to do and would try anything. She clarified my problem for me.
Eventually, I was free. I thanked her profusely.
Later, I realized, and just now I realize, I was like a spider caught in its own web, and she was a radiant being who saved me.
Can I now tell you that a very important person was waiting for me, who was ill, and who was standing out in the cold hoping that his path would be made easier?
I made it in time.
love, blink

p.s. although the door handle was smashed several times, and although there is a large gash in the side of my car....no worries.
The door handle still works perfectly, and for a 13 year old car...a "beauty mark" or two only adds character.