What is suffering? Suffering is ultimately someone trying to tell us we need to change. What comes from suffering is a lesson learned and obviously undesirable pain. The upside of these two things is that the pain will dissipate eventually but the lesson(s) learned will be something you will benefit forever. I'm on a …
If you try and make everybody happy, you will make nobody happy.Colin Powell on Leadership It has been a long break, once again, from me putting my thoughts on paper, if you will. But I have been through some really trying times this past couple of months. I struggled with many challenges as most people …
So my journey down the military career of my option did not pan out. Unfortunately due to previous injuries sustained in my last tour of duty, they were unable to accept me for further operations. It was a pretty devastating blow. I did not go down without a fight. I tried many other avenues to …
People probably wonder why now, why embark on such a physically/mentally demanding ...let alone dangerous journey? Well this is me. This is what drives me and what brings fulfillment to my life. I love my family and my children and love spending every minute with them. Once I returned from Iraq, I vowed that I …
Earlier this week I took a military test that would determine my entrance into an elite unit. I had only started training specifically for this test 3-weeks prior. Prior to this, I was merely training for a sprint triathlon that I intended to enter in August, but instead the family and I went to Hong …
The family and I decided to take a trip to Kauai. We were torn between going to Honolulu, which we have been before, or Kauai, which we have never been before and offers different attractions than Honolulu. When we first landed on the island, we were immediately shocked how much green and more vegetated the …
As I am in Washington state for another tour of duty in the military I sit in my bunk and wonder why I am here when I have a family back home who misses me and who I miss just as much. When I came home from being deployed overseas, I wanted nothing to do …
My continued frustration with trying to adjust back to civilian life was tested again today. The rain and horrible weather only added to my frustrations. So I decided to stay home from work and sleep away my frustrations. While this worked for a small period of time, I still could not escape my frustrations and …
Where do I begin after such a long layoff of writing? Well, I have since taken another journey and added yet again another chapter to my book of life. I recently spent about 3-months away from home and in military training, once again. The experience was rejuvenating, motivating and above all purposeful. Not only did …
I was talking to a buddy about raising our children. He and his wife had varying views on things, but he said, that she told him, "You can't raise your kids like they're young soldiers." Why not? I understand that there are various things you cannot teach them like you can Soldiers, but the baseline …
The Path is the Goal 