Road Map vs Compass
So...its been awhile since my last posting. I apologize to all my dedicated readers; all two of you. I needed to take a break from life and write down a few thoughts to help clear my head, it is in overload capacity at this very moment.
After experiencing food poison Wednesday and being laid up for 48 hours, I still managed to run the "3 mile fun run" in the Mojave Desert for a military fundraiser on Friday--and about died after that. I also attended my classes this week that just started up for the summer, while experiencing my fever, back aches, and other body irritating experiences that come along with being sick; it was interesting. But the sickness, work and school isn't really what is making me stop to clear my head--it is the fact that most people I have run into this week have all asked the same question, what are you going to do when you get out of the military? I say I'm still figuring that part out, and they just look at me like that is a bad answer, and then go on with how difficult life is and I need a plan...thanks for the encouragement asses!
So do I really need a plan? I like to think not. Yeah, it would be nice if we all knew what our plan was for the future, in fact, it would also be nice to know the exact date I die so I can plan more effectively for retirement, but something tells me no one really knows that, or at least no one human that is. I can't predict the future, and I can't really land a job 8 months out from my separation from the military. But what I can do, is know who I am, what I stand for, and my life interests I plan to pursue--and when opportunities come around and compliment "who I am" then I will have the ability to make a decision. Is that difficult for people to accept? I don't see the problem with that, but some people still think I need at least a 5 year strategic plan detailing every second, of every minute, of every hour, of every day, of every week, of every month, of every year! No, no, no. My 5 year strategic plan is this: "Lord, if it is your will, please let me be alive in 5 years...thanks...Amen."
Time is a ticking, and I have 253 days left on my enlistment...hmmmm, what to do next? Not too sure yet, but I am sure the Good Lord will let me know when it is time for me to take my next step. A few things are in the work, and we will see which opportunities are opened up for me to take. Will it be door number 1, number 2, or mysterious door number 3????? I might just keep the 50 dollar cash prize and pass up the doors ;)
After experiencing food poison Wednesday and being laid up for 48 hours, I still managed to run the "3 mile fun run" in the Mojave Desert for a military fundraiser on Friday--and about died after that. I also attended my classes this week that just started up for the summer, while experiencing my fever, back aches, and other body irritating experiences that come along with being sick; it was interesting. But the sickness, work and school isn't really what is making me stop to clear my head--it is the fact that most people I have run into this week have all asked the same question, what are you going to do when you get out of the military? I say I'm still figuring that part out, and they just look at me like that is a bad answer, and then go on with how difficult life is and I need a plan...thanks for the encouragement asses!
So do I really need a plan? I like to think not. Yeah, it would be nice if we all knew what our plan was for the future, in fact, it would also be nice to know the exact date I die so I can plan more effectively for retirement, but something tells me no one really knows that, or at least no one human that is. I can't predict the future, and I can't really land a job 8 months out from my separation from the military. But what I can do, is know who I am, what I stand for, and my life interests I plan to pursue--and when opportunities come around and compliment "who I am" then I will have the ability to make a decision. Is that difficult for people to accept? I don't see the problem with that, but some people still think I need at least a 5 year strategic plan detailing every second, of every minute, of every hour, of every day, of every week, of every month, of every year! No, no, no. My 5 year strategic plan is this: "Lord, if it is your will, please let me be alive in 5 years...thanks...Amen."
Time is a ticking, and I have 253 days left on my enlistment...hmmmm, what to do next? Not too sure yet, but I am sure the Good Lord will let me know when it is time for me to take my next step. A few things are in the work, and we will see which opportunities are opened up for me to take. Will it be door number 1, number 2, or mysterious door number 3????? I might just keep the 50 dollar cash prize and pass up the doors ;)
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