i plan on buying my first car within the next few months but before i can do that im going to need to learn to drive which costs money,get a permanent job(im currently a warehouse worker for a temp agenecy)pass my theory test,get insurance etc. ive been trying to do this all by logic, the car costs between £400.00 and £1000 and il probaly spend about £1000 on lessons but ive been trying to figure how many hours im going to have to work in order to get the money and so on but a part of me is telling me to just figure what i want exactly and the price and things will work themselves out. so what should i do, what actions should i take?

1. Close your eyes.

2. Picture someone shaking your hand and congratulating you on passing your exam.

3. Picture yourself receiving your licence.

4. Picture yourself receiving the car keys.

5. Drive

God bless you,

Caroline
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Anatone, Caroline is right. You do NOT need to figure everything out by logic. The way you described is only one way for these things to come about. As long as you do what Caroline suggested, and stay happy and grateful for all the good things that you have and are about to receive, the other stuff will "magically" work out -- perhaps in ways you couldn't possible have predicted.

Love and blessings,
Rachel

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Originally posted by Caroline_:
1. Close your eyes.

2. Picture someone shaking your hand and congratulating you on passing your exam.

3. Picture yourself receiving your licence.

4. Picture yourself receiving the car keys.

5. Drive

God bless you,

Caroline
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ok but should i start taking steps toward getting my license, like finding out about lesson costs and then booking them or should i wait for inspiration

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probaly spend about £1000 on lessons

Wow, that sure seems exhorbitant to me. (I'm in the U.S.A and that converts to $1,551.79 in U.S. currency.)

I remember teaching my son how to drive. It didn't take a whole lot of time or effort. I just took him to parking lots that would be empty. We started out slowly. I told him to keep it under 10 miles per hour at first. I just got him used to the feel of driving a car; how steering makes the car move; how braking and different pressure on the brake pedal makes the car respond. I also got him used to backing up and braking at very slow speeds.

I also had him practice turning and parallel parking.

Gradually, I had him practice the same things at slightly higher speeds, 15, 25, 35, 45 mph, and get used to how a car responds to steering, braking, etc., at those different speeds.

I think we went out about a couple dozen times, for maybe less than an hour each time.

Then, we took to going around the block on real streets, right turns only. (I suppose in England you'd want to do left turns only, at first.) Then we took to going around the block, doing left turns. So now he could practice watching out for traffic; timing his entrance into a lane with other cars, and braking and watching for other cars/drivers.

Then we practiced driving on streets with more traffic. And eventually we practiced driving on the freeway (expressway, in England?).

We also discussed the rules governing driving, e.g., when you had to stop before turning at a red light, who had the right-of-way at a 4-way stop, etc. I also taught him some basic car maintainance, checking the oil level and tire pressure, how to change a tire, etc.

But we took all of this slow and easy, and it didn't cost me anything but my time, which I was glad to do anyway.

Just a thought.

Phil