10 yrs ago

In one week I will be turning 30 and it has given me cause to think back on who I was and what was going on in my life 10 years ago. 

10 years ago I almost exclusively listened to heavy metal and classic rock.  I wore glasses and had only started wearing contacts 6 months before my 20th birthday.  I did not own a cell phone and in fact was thrilled to just have a pager (courtesy of my job at Motorola).  10 years ago I would be commuting to a job at Motorola, which had me taking the same exit off of the highway that I now take to drive to my in-laws house.  I did not enjoy dancing.  I had never salsa danced.  I had never lived in an apartment on my own.  I certainly did not know how to cook.  Though I had visited India numerous times I had not yet truly appreciated Indian culture.  For the first time in my life I was truly living on my own as my parents had been living overseas for almost a year.  I had not discovered my passion for service work.  I had never meditated.  I had not found my creative outlet.  I had not developed a taste for beer (or any alcohol).  These are all things that have come to change and evolve over 10 years.

However, there are still some things that have remained unchanged.  I still love Cheerios.  As my love of music has diversified my appreciation of rock has grown deeper.  When in San Francisco I appreciate Atlanta more and while in Atlanta I appreciate San Francisco more.  I still enjoy movies and books as much as ever.  I would take a trail run in the summer rain over a urban run in the dry weather any day. 

And so the list goes on.  I wonder where I will be in another 10 years.  Here's to the start of the next list.