I crashed today.

I flew through the air, hands out like Superman.

My electric scooter clattered behind.

I felt nothing at first, and then the pain hit.

This was my first fall from a scooter, and I’ve been zooming around cities across Europe for years.

I was stunned.

A man asked me if I was okay in Polish.

I felt around. Nothing broken.

All okay.

I dusted myself off and picked up the scooter.

I whizzed off to the nearest cafe.

I do this sometimes. I get this freedom thanks to having written online for a few years.

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As I drove, my elbows bled, but I felt happy.

I could have died.

But I was grateful for this slap in the face.

I needed it.

It reminded me of how precious life is and how petty my complaints, little grovels, and challenges can seem.

Sure, it’s a cliché, but the truth of this hit me.

Life is precious.

But do you need to catapult off a scooter to realise the same thing?

Of course not.

All it takes is a pattern interrupt.

More specifically, you interrupt yourself by NOT criticising yourself or the world for a moment.

You get still.

You let your thoughts settle.

It’s here where gratitude reaches you effortlessly.

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Much love,

Alex