I Against I - Deployment Daze 310

Although I would love to be able to say that I was the brilliant mind who wrote the following, I can't.  That would be plagiarism.  You see, I bought my daughter this book which is part of the series Ghostgirl by Tonya Hurley.  She loves the books and is now on the third in the series called Lovesick.  Besides the great story, each chapter has a blog written by the character. This particular blog has a lot of meaning for my daughter and I right now.  The past few weeks have been extremely difficult.  In tribute to my daughter, I share this excerpt from the book with you.

I Against I (from the book Ghostgirl, Lovesick by Tonya Hurley)
We are often so distracted by the internal war between what we want to do and what we have to do that we overlook what we need to do.  Not need in the sense of an obligation to others, but in the sense of a compulsion to preserve our own sanity.  When doing what others think we should do comes into direct conflict with what our heads or hearts demand, it's time to choose whether our top priority is to please others or to please ourselves.

How do we know that our heart or head is working in our best interest?  Sometimes we can be blinded by emotions that don't let us see the big picture.  Advice from our family and friends may be better for us then our own distorted view.  So how do you know which to choose?

To my honey,  I know these last few weeks have been extremely stressful.  It seems like everything waited until the end to completely fall apart.  Don't worry about us.  Although it may seem that we are adrift in the sea of chaos, we will be fine.  We have it handled on the home front and eagerly await your return.  When you get back you can kick some booty it that makes you feel better.  The lake is still way up so it will be interesting fishing this season.  I will have the boat pulled and cleaned this week so it is ready when you get home.  Love you and see you soon.