Departure day

It seems that I am one of the last ones to leave the center today. I’m catching the 1:30PM shuttle to the airport for my 3:35PM flight. I’ve already had my last ‘Olympic‘ breakfast for a while, and I’m planning to have my last ‘Olympic‘ lunch shortly (seriously, the food here alone is almost worth the price of admission).

Since breakfast, I’ve been sitting on the patio of the Athlete Center, checking email, catching up on my feeds and Facebook, and generally easing myself back into the normal flow of life.

I’ve tried my best, both times I’ve been here now, to leave worldly concerns behind and concentrate on what I was here to do. I think, for the most part, I’ve succeeded on varying levels. The fact that I have been successful here at all, though, is more a credit to excellent instructors, and a wonderful program, than anything I was able to do on my own; it’s all here for anyone to take advantage of.

I hope, as years go by and I continue to benefit from this program, that I will have the opportunity to give something back to it. For now, though, I will do my best to be an apostle of the sword, carrying the word of steel to anyone who will lend me their ear and their sword arm.

Mama, I’m comin’ home.