Trivial Matters

Wow. 2008 is a few days from completion. I look back on the year, and I find myself in a much different position that I expected. Is it a better position? Maybe. I’m not getting shot at, so that’s saying something. Though, sometimes a man just needs to be shot at to get his life in order.

I spent the better part of the year learning how to be a Soldier (and trying to forget how to be an Airman). I spent the later part of the year trying to be a civilian again, and more importantly, a student. I acomplished something that took me 13 years to finish, and found myself still years away from my goals.

I’ve formd bonds of friendship with a number of people over the last year. People whose support I’m not sure I would have been able to go without. I ended a relationship that I had hoped would last much longer.

Finally, I made mistakes, and corrected past errors. And I’m sure that I will continue to make new mistakes while I try to fix the old ones. Unfortunately, that’s just a part of life.

Now, it is time to plan for 2009. I’ve decided to set at least one goal for each month. The goals will vary in nature (personal, economic, spiritual, etc.) and will be atainable. Maybe a year from now I will be in a better position.