Comments on: Now what?

By: Hope

Hope — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:16:03 +0000

I know we don’t talk to one another a great deal, but I wanted to write in response to this post you made. First I want to commend you on the courage it took to express your feelings, worries, questionings and fears.
To be honest it was refreshing to read that someone else in my unit had or has felt anger, resentment and fear since being here. Sometimes I have felt like the only one who has experienced these feelings as a result of the deployment. I have come to know it is a sentiment not only from fellow 314th Soldiers but other Soldiers living and working around us.
The rage, anger and uncertainty this place can bring you is unlike anything I have ever experienced. I truly believe unless someone has been deployed and knows what it is like to have so little control over your environment for months at a time, it is hard to imagine, so for you to write about it is very inspiring.
I too have also questioned what I am going to do when this is over, and I too have asked if safety and doing what I am comfortable with is what motivates my decisions. I think the only advice I can offer to both you and I is to trust ourselves. Like your skydiving adventure must have taught you; sometimes you just have to close your eyes and jump.

By: del tull

del tull — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:06:48 +0000

It’s hard to be positive every day but I once was told that “you have to be your own best cheerleader!” Keep your chin up!

By: David M

David M — Wed, 27 May 2009 14:51:31 +0000

The Thunder Run has linked to this post in the blog post From the Front: 05/27/2009 News and Personal dispatches from the front and the home front.

By: Mrs. T. Floyd

Mrs. T. Floyd — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:26:24 +0000

I love this blog! Although some may see it as negative, it is good to see someone having some retrospect and revelations life, work, and thoughts.
Sometimes you gotta stay positive, no matter what life situations come about. You just get to see another side of yourself.
This writer is articulate and keep it up!