All the people I know who do not have to manage obstacles on a regular basis are dead. So, if you are dealing with obstacles in your life, consider yourself lucky because that just confirms that you are still alive. I cannot think of a time when I felt more alive than my thirteen week vacation on Parris Island.
For those that do not know, Parris Island is a small island on the coast of South Carolina where the government makes United States Marines. I said “vacation”, but this thirteen weeks was anything but. The obstacles began when I arrived in the middle of the night and a Drill Instructor entered the bus and “welcomed” everyone to the island. There were physical obstacles such as fifteen mile forced marches, as well as emotional obstacles,
For those that do not know, Parris Island is a small island on the coast of South Carolina where the government makes United States Marines. I said “vacation”, but this thirteen weeks was anything but. The obstacles began when I arrived in the middle of the night and a Drill Instructor entered the bus and “welcomed” everyone to the island. There were physical obstacles such as fifteen mile forced marches, as well as emotional obstacles,