Tag: The Past

Why Can’t It Just Be the Way It’s Always Been?

H. Scott DaltonNo Comments

We ask ourselves this question all the time, or one like it: Why can’t we just move back to Dallas? Why can’t I just go back to my old job? Why can’t we just keep our old car? Why can’t we just get back together? We get the idea that back then, everything was fine. […]

Your History Need Not Define You

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I was a lousy Army officer. Truth be told, by skills and temperament I probably shouldn’t ever have been there. But I was there, too stubborn to quit, and for twelve years I strove to become good at a calling I was unsuited for, until finally I figured out I could make a different choice. […]