Traffic controller and his whistles, horns blaring, rising tempers, foul language, and chaos who wants to be here? Practically no one but we do get into these sticky spots most of the time. Traffic jams trigger different reactions from people. An unwanted situation that tests our nerves. It also alerts us if we really read the signs. They can act as reflectors too. Reflectors on our current mood or phase in general.

A clear road is a need. In its process, these vital moments to ourselves can be joys and sorrows. It can be an emotional release or a suffocating knot. It guides our body to cope with this pressured halt. A blessing to just stop or a curse in the race of time. A frown is an automatic response from our bodies. A frown can turn into a smile if it generates a good memory. Consciously if we pick such moments to ponder on then a traffic jam is too short. Way too short to clear so soon. Unknowingly if this approach crawls automatically in our systems it’s a Godly hand. Consciously if we inculcate this little change the jam is less irritating. If one has company it can be less stressful as conversations make inroads. If solo then switching on to music is a button to bliss. Resuming a book in the midst of a crowd strengthens focus. It is a good moment to connect to a friend through text in the cacophony of chaos. A jam tests the noise or peace that all humans carry within with calm or loud exteriors. This always depends on the comfort level. These jams can be food for thoughts. Good observers get their tonic and learners can get a tiny tutorial. Eyes have the habit to see. It can be a golden time to play a game with kids thus setting an example of joy. It’s how we deal that sets the tempo of the next moment. Self-care can take charge in the form of breathing exercises to keep the frustration in check. Small healthy snacks are mood lifters. Storytelling or trivia/anecdote share calms the agitated nerves.

If adventurous and lucky to be stuck on a highway, switching off the ignition and walking to the nearby tree and waiting under its cool milieu just makes the cut. Chatterboxes can strike new mini friendships that are temporal in nature. Jotting just does the bit for such joys in the form of traffic jams. Pep talks with the jaded friend can make one feel good if successful in changing his or her low mood. Traffic jams can be healers too. The much-needed healing to be in a crowd to shirk a lonesome thought. It can be a good feeling to window chase for the next buy-in tow. So much is possible in the world of technology. A quick login to online shopping can save a pending demand. It’s just how we look at it that makes or kills a day post getting stuck in one.

Guess can’t wait to be in a traffic jam now, is it?