Monday, October 20, 2008
Birthday Blues
Today I turned 37 years old. It was a pretty uneventful day. Akemi is out of town for one week doing the Hot Vinyasa yoga training in Ft. Lauderdale. I ended up not seeing any patients today. I took an afternoon nap and attempted to watch a Netflix movie, which was unviewable because of a scrape on the disc. I went to an hour yoga class, then my brother took me out for dinner at a Thai restaurant along with my niece and mom. I'm 37 and physically I feel great. Mentally, though, I've been in a lot of distress this year. I think I've made a series of bad decisions which all began with separating from active duty last December. The economy is bad, work is deathly slow, and I don't want to be in this town anymore. I grew up here but I feel the equivalent of culture shock. I'm considering my options, but I'll have to make some kind of decision on what I want to do ultimately by the end of this year.
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2 comments:
Sorry your birthday sounds as though it may have been mundane or just another day. Maybe it will just take time for you to get used to your new, yet old, surroundings. With the new job and of course leaving Japan it can be stressful on anyone. I think things will turn around for you. The economy is bound to turn around. Besides, it could be worse. You could be living in Georgia. At least you've got the ocean going for you!
Thanks for the kind words! I'm think I'm gearing back up for active duty. I'm jonesin' to travel again, longterm, and that's not going to happen here in Jacksonville. It's a nice place to visit, but I'm going out of mind here!
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