Life's lessons

Life is short and we never know when our sand is going to run out. I’ve been fumbling around this old ball of dirt for 23 whole years, and I know that really isn’t that big of an accomplishment. But the few things I’ve discovered help me wake up with a smile.

First, love family! Family is the greatest gift God could have ever blessed us with, other than his never ending love. This picture was taken back in 2009, at my uncle Squire’s house. I was home on leave from Pendleton. This is a picture of my brother Davey and myself. This little kid is my best friend, he has always been there for me and I’ve always tried to be there for him.

 

Second, don’t be afraid to look ridiculous. I try and do something that makes me look like a bonehead at least once a day. I was at a party and a girl had this purse that looked like that top part of a pare of jeans. So I took it and put it on my head and ran around singing country songs. People were laughing their butts off and I looked ridiculous.

 

Third, stop and look around. Enjoy the world around you, enjoy nature. Breathe in the fresh air, look at a beautiful sunset. I was in the field for 30 days and I took my camera with me. Every night I was up before the sun and I went to bed long after it went down. I was blessed with a beautiful sun set and sun rise.

 

Work

Work. We spend our whole life doing it. We work so we can afford to take time off.  The funny thing is we are so accustomed to working that we even end up working on our vacations because of the cell phone and the ability to get internet connection everywhere. We are forever connected to the office, and the world around us. We are on call to our jobs 24/7, I myself use my phone as an alarm clock. So it is close to my head when I sleep, giving my boss the ability to reach me at all times. This is not intended but it's the way of the world. I've been on trips where I'd look around at the people with me and I'd see them grab their legs thinking the phone rang. We were far out of cell range. It appears to me that people have lost the ability to enjoy themselves without the internet or cell phones. What happened to humanity?

My buddy and I were working on duty. It's a hard life.