a decade later

march 25th, 2000 ~ 7am - driving home from maryland, i fell asleep driving on 495 (on cruise control) and flipped my car into a ditch. my 3 week old car was totaled and i ended up on a stretcher and in the emergency room. prognosis: broken collarbone, furious parents, and no car.

and the beginning of a teenage angst downward spiral that ended in april 2003.

see, ten years ago, when i was seventeen, i was the polar opposite of the woman i am today. at seventeen i was very sad, incredibly self-conscious, and awkward. i didn't have many friends and would go home from school most days and cry. i was floating through life, waiting and hoping and dreaming that things could be different, that i could be someone else.

it's strange to think back and see how i was then compared to now. as i think back to that horrible accident that happened ten years ago today, i am thankful because it makes what i have now so much more special.

and i am incredibly grateful that mistakes i made didn't leave lasting marks on my adult life.

-phir