7 Ways A Traffic Jam Could Change Your Life
Gridlock is inevitable. Learn to embrace it.
Most of us see the traffic jam as unwanted dead time in which our plans for getting from A to B are thwarted by temporary lights, lane closures and the fact everyone else seems to want to go exactly where we do at exactly the same time.
Still, every acrid cloud of diesel fumes has a silver lining. A new self-help book, De-Jam your life!, by holistic therapist Bel-Ayisha Beakkon, reveals how to make the most of these pockets of leisure time. Subtitled Why What’s Holding Your Car Back Can Help You Move forwards, the book offers practical suggestions for how we can use hold-ups to address blockages in our lives, from relationships to parenting skills to spiritual development.
Take it away, Bel-Ayisha…
Physical exercise
A traffic jam may not seem the obvious place to work out but with a little imagination you can benefit most of your muscle groups. Repeatedly opening and closing the glove compartment is great for wrist dexterity, while depressing the clutch with alternate feet will tone ankles.
You can also knock off a quick 10k run with just 1,450 laps around your car (1,080 if you’ve got an estate or just 860 if you have one of those hen party-style stretch…
