Limits within Unlimited

I am in the process of getting out of active duty. Over the last few months, I attended a lot of briefings, discourses, and training programs to prepare myself to face the world.

From all the programs provided by the DoD, no veteran should be on the street, without a job, or career. Yes and I agree that the DoD and other civilian organizations provide too many options. I have a few boxes of materials to go through, a list of phone numbers to call, and unlimited access to many programs. I am overwhelmed by the number of options I have in front of me. Too many!!!

Prior to military service, I had little options. I chose education as the path to my citizenship. It was a difficult pathway as English was my 4th or 5th language. Till these days, I am still struggling with my writing (as you can see), but I am not giving up. I will continue to learn and grow in my pace.

During my time in service, I was busy working on multiple tasks and was not able to stay focus. I want to learn all and hopefully do all. Of course, there is no way for me to accomplish everything in this lifetime. I wish my day has 72 hours and my body never sleeps. Sadly, I do not control the earth nor my natural body. I only have 24 hours and I need to sleep to function properly. Time and physiological functions are out of my control, but there is something I can control even though it is hard, my mind.

A couple months ago I asked a colleague about my working behaviors. She pointed out my working strength and mental focus weakness. She wanted me to know that I work very hard to compensate for my lack of focus. After the discussion, I realized that I have been running around a lot with 4 major responsibilities under my belt. This running around like a busy beaver is becoming a permanent behavior. As I am preparing to leave active duty, I have to relearn to focus and understand my limitations. I can reduce my busy behavior so that I can focus on the tasks at hand and increase my focus to learn better.

In a few weeks, I will be given a new life with unlimited options, I will learn focus so that I can excel again.

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