This week I have run dry on creative juices - at least as far as the epic James Bond poem of the past two plus months is concerned. No, I have decided to take the week off and post a stream of consciousness....post.
Anyway, it seems as if my semester is winding down rather quickly even though there is still a good chunk of time left. In actuality, I'm only halfway through the semester. And it may not really be that the semester is winding down, but rather that I personally am winding down. I guess I'm just mentally graduated. Not like a cylinder, but that I am ready to be finished with undergraduate education. For now.
Now, as I'm looking ahead to a short-term (or long term?) career with the Marine Corps, I am reflecting on what the future may yet hold for me and mine. I wonder if many of my dreams will be realized? Is it my responsibility to make them happen, or is it my responsibility to do away with all of the crazy-sounding ambitions I've harbored up to this point in life? Would being responsible in the latter sense cause me to be irresponsible in realizing my potential and living a full life, or is a full life only possible when I focus and dedicate to one path in life?
I still have flashes of desire to become a doctor, even though I've found that medical school prerequisites were my undergraduate match. I think I just didn't want it bad enough right now. Is it really as crazy as people say it is to go back to school and become a doctor after spending time as a professional Marine? I don't think so. But is it irresponsible? I'll have to continue thinking about that.
Well, enough of my keyboard meandering. See you next time.
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