a good day

 on 8/04/2011 i visited my grandfather who i had not seen since my birthday week. after the long talk about life that we always seem to have, I had a wonderful feeling that came over me. the feeling of purpose the feeling of love the feeling of life pumping and pushing through my veins to live life not only to the fullest but with respect to everything and every paved road.

 Lets back up for a second and  get to the reason I even came to my grand fathers home. I was driving- for the fifth  time ever with my mom. My nerves were shot, I could only breathe deeply, and i felt anxious, i wanted only to get it over with. So i drove in a neighborhood with only one speed limit- 25 miles and hour. and even then i had a little trouble around the curbs. This may seem as just a little task to most people my age but it was more then that for me.  uneasiness surrounded me years before i ever drove.thoughts in my dreams and actual events that occurs in my life stopped me from having the confidence to drive. Scared me with traumatic accidents that only happened in my head and on the news.

But it was me having the responsibility now not only for me  and my life, but for my mothers. And I couldn't dare part with my mother that day. And I didn't ,i passed the first fear of traffic making a turn at a t-intersection. never in my life had I made such a turn without being able to see both ways, but no matter how far i inched up i couldn't see the left side so i jumped out after i felt that all cars had passed. I did it i made the first turn at the blind t intersection with a little help from mama and a little will power of the Altima, I did it. The third fear was  the bridge. My mother and I came to a bridge right after passing a school. It was scary before getting to the landmark but i knew if i could cross this i could get us home safely. and well since I am writing this you can bet me a dollar i went over it and the bridge didn't budge a bit. I was so happy i went up the hill passed more cars and even took another right and then another left. I was almost home.

 At forty miles an hour now the was one more intersection i had to cross before getting in to the neighborhood. I crossed it  put on my turning signal and swish i  made the right turn got in the neighborhood went up the hill parked the car lifted the emergency brake turned off the car un bulked my seat belt took the keys and my purse got out the car and did a little dance for my self. i finally did it . I drove 10 miles up the road it doesn't sound like much to you but it was a step up for me. I concurred three fears passing a car, turning in a blind t-intersection and going over a bridge.  My day was made and i ot my mother and myself home safe sound and a little nerves.

-Imani ( there may be errors in this so beware)