Gratitude

I have so much to be grateful for today. The results of my annual mammogram are normal. I even hugged the nurse when she told me. After I left the hospital and was exiting via the parking garage, a lady apparently did not see me behind her. Well, she kind of put her foot to the gas and rammed (backed) into me. As I watched the steam pour out of the front of my car, I was exasperated to say the least. The young woman got out of her car and said "well, I didn't see you." There was the faintest tinge of "you shouldn't have been behind me" in her voice. But, clearly it was an accident. The damage to my 2010 nissan is $4600.00…..no light tap. 
So why am I grateful? Well, no one was hurt; the air bag never went off….thank goodness; my wonderful husband was there in a jiffy; the woman had full coverage and she admitted backing into me…..ok, I'm trying to think of something else but can't come up with it at the moment. Short one car, we will get a rental on Monday, and, with any luck, our car will be fixed in ten days.
This brings to mind the times in life when we are "stuck" in a situation we have no control over. How do we (re)act in the situation?
I was pretty annoyed initially, but I recovered quickly. I guess that is the key….how quickly can/do we recover from situations out of our control? Do we lose sleep over it…sometimes we do. But this pales in comparison to other events in our life. 
I wish you peace amidst the struggles…..