So the year is almost over, and I cant say I am upset about that.
What is it that they say? Another year older another year wiser?? Yeah but everything comes at a cost, however it is important for me to say I am grateful for the experiences I have had and lessons I have learned no matter the cost, I am still here and still standing strong.
This year alone I have had trust and faith broken, both in my personal life and professional which has hurt far more than I am fully prepared to mention, I have tried to battle through with injuries with training till other parts of my life consumed it, I have both had a good life with a nice roof over my head, and also been homeless living in a car with my dog.
I have been working without pay and have traveled distances to keep working and not give up only still not to be paid….yet I am still standing.
See one of the reasons this has become so prominate in my mind today is today is Remembrance Day. Today is the day we stop on the eleventh month on the eleventh day at the eleventh hour to remember those who fought for our freedoms and life as we know it and those who paid the ultimate price with there life to allow us this luxury
No matter what your situation or circumstance we really do not have the right to complain to much because if it wasn’t for the bravery of these men we would be living a far worse life.
These men fought for our right to be free and to live the life we want, enjoy the freedoms we have become too complacent with, and allows us to do what ever we want to do and be what ever we want to be. Your life is your own ….If you wish to go out and be the best in any field, regardless if its personal or professional, sport or family you are allowed that right.
If you believe it to be your calling in life to sit on a couch and watch tv 24 / 7 , hell you can even do that, but I prefer to look at all the opportunities that this life in this country has to offer, and look for my path within it.
From now on instead of bitching , how un fair, or why me , I will make every attempt to consider the price these men paid and how life could have been and be grateful for the life I have been given, and choose to live each day moving forward to honor them.
We owe it to these men and there families who experienced the sacrifice personally to turn off the tv, go out and not only enjoy the life we have no matter what it is and celebrate it, while remembering them, no matter what our situation is.
So on that note, I am going out for a truly aussie day , I will call into the RSL and have a beer with which every serviceman is there, then down to the coast to enjoy a good Australian day …cheers
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