I wanted to sit down briefly and kind of finish up this blog that I actually started creating months ago with the help of tyson the holtkamp. Now as my life prepares to take a major move in the direction of the military I am motivated to finish this and get it "fully operational!" As i'm sure all of you know i'm joining the national guard and subsequently the ROTC program up here at Utah State. Tomorrow I head down to salt lake with Sgt Klimack to take my ASVAB, get my physical,
and take the oath at which point there is no turning
back and I will have contracted for several years. Am I
nervous? Absolutely. Is it the right thing...well timewill prove me right or wrong but I'm going to go off
the advice of my blessing in that "we can grow where ever we are planted." This process has been
a nerve wracking one and has caused me a great deal of anxiety over the last year and a half. The military has always been a dream of mine but i've always been afraid of doing it for fear that I was being irresponsible, selfish and simply misguided. But I've come to a point in my life where I'm finally tired enough of not making some sort of forward progress. So after many long hours of thinking and debating with myself and picking the minds and wisdom of my loving parents and siblings I feel ok about doing this and seeing where it takes me. I want to thank all of you who have taken the time to share their life wisdom with me and have helped me along with making this choice of direction with my life. I'm generally a very cautious, slow going guy when it comes to making decisions. When considering between a box of lucky charms VS a box of fruit loops it has at times takin me upwards of 20min to decide which. Now with major life decisions...maybe upwards of 20 years! So this is it, me making a big move in A direction. We can grow in any setting and situation if we make the most of it. I ask for all your prayers and support as I now begin this new journey in my life.
Who's the baby with the helmet? Dad said he didn't know you could be such a creative writer. way to go Sean. You're awesome. Just like your siblings before you. May the force be with you. Love Mom and Dad
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ReplyDeleteI'm so happy to seee you have a blog now...because I know I speak for everyone when I say that we often wonder, "What the heck is Sean up to?" I'll add your blog to my list, you add the Space Donkey to yours - and that way we'll always be inside each others' heads! Good luck at your ceremony. Loving vibes from South Jordan....~~~~~~~~~
one by one my siblings have fallen prey to the lore of "the blog". Glad I could start such a trend for everyone to stay updated with eachothers thoughts, musings, and other such nonesense that we deem worthy to share. We love you Sean and like Ang are sending Love from the West side!
ReplyDeleteI'll say it again Sean, They are going to LOVE you! I'll have to start calling you "high-speed" and "genious", as these were typical names used for new soldiers back when I joined. Keep in mind that it really is what you make of it, but I have a feeling you'll take to it like a duck to water. We're so proud of you!!
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