The Vatican recently came up with the 10 Commandments for drivers. They include:
1. You shall not kill.
2. The road shall be for you a means of communion between people and not of mortal harm.
3. Courtesy, uprightness and prudence will help you deal with unforeseen events.
4. Be charitable and help your neighbour in need, especially victims of accidents.
5. Cars shall not be for you an expression of power and domination, and an occasion of sin.
6. Charitably convince the young and not so young not to drive when they are not in a fitting condition to do so.
7. Support the families of accident victims.
8. Bring guilty motorists and their victims together, at the appropriate time, so that they can undergo the liberating experience of forgiveness.
9. On the road, protect the more vulnerable party.
10. Feel responsible toward others.
In addition, the Vatican encourages us all to pray while we drive (they suggest the rosary) and to make the sign of the cross before we start out. I'm not Catholic, but I agree that praying as we drive is a great idea. My drive to work takes about 25 minutes in the morning and I speak positive affirmations while I'm driving. I affirm such things as "I am a clear channel of God's love expressing in the world," "I always know what I need to know, when I need to know it," and "I am divinely guided and directed in all that I do and say."
I also take time to name all that I am grateful for in my life and to give thanks. By the time that I get to work, I'm in a great mood. I also find that I relate to people in a different way when I have taken the time to do this prayer work. Try it and see how it works for you.
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