Sorry for the last post. I was having a very dark day here. The thing that I figured out...and this is a key to life overall, is that you HAVE to force yourself to see the good in situations.
I wanted to deploy for a reason. I wanted to be a part of something bigger. Help the guys that are living in crappy conditions and putting their life on the line every second of every day to try and keep us safe in the states.
Well, I got here and it didn't seem like the big thing I was expecting. I don't know what I expected, but it just doesn't seem like it. I was letting myself get frustrated, pissed, tired, for no reason.
I went to chapel yesterday. I needed it. Refocus on the purpose of me being here. Remind myself that I get to learn a lot here and I can have fun doing it if I just remind myself of this.
Back in January I got back into church and really found my way back to God. What I felt was insane. I haven't felt that in years! Well, it was great for a few months and then with me getting ready for the deployment and everything that was rushing by...I just let it go. Now, I remember what I am missing and I want to get back to that place.
Sunday, I prayed that I could keep my head in the game. Keep a positive attitude. See the good that is coming of all this. I also prayed for Him to let me come back to Him and feel that way again. It was a good service. It was a good day.
The hospital was slow. I watched some videos on the computer with one of my patients. He's a retired Major who fought in Vietnam and is now working as a contractor over here. Pretty interesting guy.
We're in August! Next month I contact the detailer again about where I want to go for my next duty station. Still thinking Guam. I also found out that it's a 3 year tour now. That's good! Then, grad school in Houston. :)
Then, October is Halloween fun. November, we're planning our R&R in Qatar! The crew and I are all trying to go together! We get a few beers there too! yay! Then, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years and I come home!
Not too shabby.
I worked out my chest, arms, and back today so I can barely type anymore. haha. Off to clean up and get to work.
2 comments:
I'm looking into that P90X workout program. Seems intense. Keep at it :) Concerning the rest: You've got it exactly right and I'll leave it at that.
I wrote out the plot line and a fleshed out outline last night for the short story that I'm sending you. I'll send it to you in 4 or 5 installments.
Working Title: Nurse Candi in "It's a Fine Navy Day!"
Plot: Mercenary Jack Beam is hustled through and sent on a kill mission. An important Navy Nurse, vital to the American war effort, must be taken out!
Cast of Characters:
Jack Beam - Blackwater Mercenary Hitman, has a penchant for trouble and an uncanny ability to stay alive. He is the one sent to kill The Nurse.
Matteo Uebi - aka the Furry Fury! Blackwater Mercenary Commander and former Italian Special Forces. He's a large man with an annoying laugh who issues the command to exterminate The Nurse.
Aleksander Sherikov - Russian former KGB Intel Triple-Agent for Russia, China and America. He provides the Intel on the contacts of The Nurse while maintaining a healthy dose of paranoia.
Khreesti Al-Jamila - A hard nosed beauty of an Arab Muslim woman. She's a man-hating weapons dealer with a tendency towards Tourette's.
Skylar Clarke - Of the Miss Skylar's Needs and Wants Primer School, a Peace Corps volunteer who instructs fast response youth kill squads. She is the former friend of The Nurse who betrays her whereabouts.
LTJG Candice Kumpunen - aka Nurse Candi. A tough, no-nonsense, hard charger of a nurse, her undying resolve is the only thing keeping the American fighting man in the battle! After a battlefield promotion to Admiral by General Petraeus, she is seen as the primary threat to the Iraqi Insurgency.
Heheh, this is gonna be a fun write. Let me know what you think :)
Dude. That's freaking awesome!
I love it! :)
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