...or in non military jargon, Continue Mission! In January 2006, I returned home from Iraq. By 2007 I realized something was awry with my mental health. I sought treatment from a therapist for the first time in my life to help me understand what was going on internally and how to fix it. Being a …
I did not sleep well the previous night yet found myself waking up on a Saturday at 7am to still make myself breakfast. Sure enough, right after I gobbled that down I found myself back in bed. My 7-year old son woke up around 830am and ate his cereal – at the kitchen table – …
I received orders to deploy, on April 16, 2004, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III. With the death toll of US Service Members increasing each day, we knew that the number of Soldiers we come home with would not be the same number of Soldiers we deployed with. I just recently found the below …
Why do we often share our most intimate and personal details with a stranger (bartender, random passenger on a plane, in a blog, etc.) instead of a close friend or loved one? Maybe the look they return is starkly different than the look a close friend or loved one may give after hearing our story? …
Sometimes we fail, to succeed. I have previously claimed to be done seeking an adrenaline-fueled career. But for some reason, I found myself at a physical agility test this past week as part of the application process to become a part-time firefighter. I went on a ride along with the department about a month ago …
How To…Accept Change in an ever-changing world. “The only thing that is constant is change” – Heraclitus My life is foreign to me at the moment (click About for more information on my background). I am a sailor in uncharted waters. Mentally I can feel my survival instincts have kicked into overdrive. My mind wants …
When I first joined the military, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life or what I wanted in life. I figured I would enlist in lieu of going to college so I can at least move my life in a positive direction. Well the military did offer me some clarity …
I decided to leave my home and temporarily establish a new home in Maui. Some might say I am avoiding my issues at home and running away from my problems. I have always lived under the premise of no matter where you go in the world, the environment will change, the people will change …
What started out as another weekend getaway, turned out to be an extended vacation. Decided to go to Maui for a little sun. As I took the road to Hana, I stopped off at the Jaws Country Store for a quick bite to eat. While waiting for my order, I was taking a picture …
Today I got upset when my daughter missed her flight this morning. She had missed her flight the morning before because she slept passed her alarm and missed riding with me to the airport. Unfortunately the last flight of the night was payload optimized and they did not clear any standby passengers. So she decided to stay …
The Path is the Goal 