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ESCAPE TO FIND YOUR REALITY
Put down the dishes, cancel that appointment and get the heck away.
Sometimes you must escape to find yourself.
Life is full of responsibilities. In the military when you are sent on deployment or a short tour you can escape from the day to day responsibilities of life. It’s like living a different reality. Some people lose sight of the life they have back home and engage in behavior that puts their home life in jeopardy. Others go all in at work and become workaholics. Others muddle through battling depression and anxiety, counting down the days until they can go back home. It’s all a form of escape until your feet hit the U.S. soil and you are thrust back into reality.
When an individual can escape their normal everyday life even for a short period of time, it can put life into perspective. It’s when you can really understand what is important and what your needs and wants are. They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. I say absence makes the heart more honest. Absence gives you the opportunity to figure out what you truly enjoy. It also helps you to understand if you can live with or without certain people and things.
Not everyone has the ability to go off for a week or two and just escape. You may have to take little breaks such as an hour of meditation or a long Sunday drive. Just…
