My Father's Ethos

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My dad is a general in the navy. The best general if you ask me. The unfortunate outcome of having such an honored and important general for a dad is that our family moves a lot, about twice a year. Every time we move it feels like I am transported to a new and different planet. As soon as I feel comfortable on Mars times up and I find myself on Jupiter. Since planet hopping is a family hobby I have become accustom to the same knot of ambiguity which lives in my stomach for the first few months. When we move it seems like everything changes, even a normal wednesday becomes dissimilar.

When the world around you is constantly new, I have learned from a young age to appreciate what I do have, the things that are impossible to change. Things

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