dogma

Ran and walked the 7.4 mile Lamar/ Pleasant Valley loop this morning.  This was my first run since running Ken's last Wednesday evening.
Friday morning I flew to central Illinois to visit my old Marine pal Kurt.  He and I were in the same artillery battery and were very good friends.  He was a huge part of a serious personal growth period for me.  The Marine Corps and it's melting pot of people from all over the country was a big eye opener for me.  For a while I was like a fish out of water but I adapted and opened myself up to different ideas.  I was breaking free of the belief system and dogma I had been raised up in.  My mind was opening and I feel like I've mostly continued down that path.  An interesting side note is that I reverted back to a much more conservative/ closed way of thinking in the 4 years I was back in San Antonio before going to work at Visionquest, the wilderness program.  After VQ I was back in San Antonio for a year or so before leaving permanently.
Anway, Kurt and I really enjoyed our time together, ping pong, indoor golf, lots of Wi games and plenty of cold beer and good food made for a great trip.  We were both really in need of a good visit and reminiscing.