Six Years Today

Well today has been an absolutely wonderful day from no classes to sleeping and working out at the YMCA. There are many reasons why I'm writing this blog today, but the main reason I guess as I pound away on the keyboard is the fact which is that it's been six years today. Six years!! Wow it only seems like yesterday honestly! All I have to do is close my eyes and think about the event and I'm remember there.

The truth of the matter is that I no longer dread December and this is the first one where I'm not locking myself away in my room... well technically I am, but that's because I want too! It's funny because as I'm one year away from 30 and still relatively young my age shows when I talk about my experiences... I say this because as I'm talking to a friend about Iraq and the experiences I've had already. She simply says, "Wow you are older then your age." What she said is fine and most of the time I do my to not let it come, not that I'm ashamed of it, but there is a time and place for when it should come out!

People always seem to be amazed when I recall experiences from Iraq along with the wild and crazy stunts we did in the military. Stuff that people would think you're nuts! Maybe I am nuts, but you know what ? I like who I am! With that said the more I begin to enjoy the things I used to enjoy like basketball, shooting, hiking, and other activities the more I feel like myself honestly! The road to healing is a long hard road filled with potholes, speed bumps, broken bridges, head on collisions, and sometimes smooth sailing! Truth of the matter is that regardless of what happens now and the years I've been given are in a sense very much like bonus years honestly. I know it's hard to understand, but when you almost die multiple times it really puts things in perspective for ya let me tell ya!

People always seem to be amazed at how I am given what God has done in my life! Nine times out of ten there is always a smile on my face and I'm in a pretty good mood! I don't know what I should do know honestly, but that's okay. Sometimes it's hard, but then I remember how the little things are little and big things are big. There's no point crying over spilled milk which is the same as don't a make a mountain out of a mole hill. You see there are little things in this world and then there are big things. Little things like tests, quizzes and the like are to me considered little, but something like car accidents, financial problems, and all that stuff are big things. I've had my fair share of trials and I know there is more coming, but I've got a lot of experience on how to handle them.

Well I'm gonna get off this electronic piece of equipment called a laptop and hopefully read a book!
As always hope you enjoy reading this as much as I liked typing it up! Be blessed!!

© Nathan Fahlin