Every year since 2007, on this date I take some time to reflect on my life and to appreciate that I am still alive. Five years ago today, I was involved in an horrendous automobile accident that I, by all rights, should not have survived. I was crippled for four months and had to undergo surgeries in order to walk again. During my long hard road to recovery, I was able to take a look at my life and realized just what was truly important and was able to jettison old emotional baggage and people in my life who were not good for me to associate with. I came out, not just able to walk again, but with a newfound zest for life and all it offers. In the years since my recovery, I have been blessed in meeting the love of my life and marrying her as well as deciding not to take shit from anyone any longer like I used to. I am stronger now than I was before, and I think that's pretty damn good!
