One Day at a Time

My muse of writing, for some reason, has decided to vacation in Tahiti and has left me to do this blog on my own.   But there has been a matter wracking my brain for the last week that somehow I need to get out and share with all of you. It's something that I've seen several people addressing lately, especially on Facebook.

The last week for me has easily been one of the hardest I've had in a very long time.  Money issues hit me REALLY hard. My health went south when I ended up in the hospital overnight.  My car decided it was going to take a holiday and refuse to work. My points for promotion went from 40, to 450 all the way up to maxing out at 798, just as I was hitting that spot where it was possible to get that E5.  I lost a guy who was a great guy (for once), but decided that actually doing the right thing was the best option. I didn't do well on the PT test at all, and honestly quit on myself, which I NEVER do. Along with those things, I won't lie, I don't think I've had a decent hair day pretty much that whole week.

At the time it's a really hard lesson to remember, but one of the most important things I've gained in 2015I, is to take everything one day at a time   When it came to the money I owe the Army, best words someone said "don't worry about it until there are no other options." Seems simple, right?  As for the guy, okay, he's gone. I can dwell or I can simply move on.  The old adage "there's more fish in the sea..." thing comes into play here.  The points? Looks like I'll be doing a lot of correspondence courses in the meantime and will push me to go OCS, just a little bit more. I found out, the issue I'm having with my car, A LOT of others are and I get it fixed for free.

My point is simply this, it gets better. But, it won't get better if you look at each of your problems as one massive problem.  Take it one step at a time.  It's true, sometimes that luxury isn't available, but at that point it's time to look at what's going right in your life.  Me?  I'm finding out very quickly who has my back and won't desert me at the first sign of trouble  I'm learning a lot of different resources I can use with the Army, that someday, I'll be able to point someone in the direction they need to be. I'm also realizing, I'm going through this crap because someone else is, too.  Our paths are going to cross, and that one thing I learned from this, will make a difference. I'm finding out that while yes, I freak out about problems initially (I won't lie, I'm that person)  that if I just slow down and analyze it, I'll see that it's okay.  I've been learning that with every goodbye that occurs another hello comes, and sometimes it's what you actually need at that moment in time.

Life is about moments.  Small ones, big ones, bad ones and good ones.  It's about living in that moment and seeing it for everything it is.  I'm not saying I won't stress over things, that's just life.  But what is really important is how that stress is handled.  Take it on, embrace it and know that it won't last forever, but what it teaches you will.