Are You Ready to Thrive?

I grew up as an Army brat. Luckily my dad was in the National Guard and worked here in Portland, so we never had to deal with the issues of being stationed in different places all over the world. But I still grew up knowing what MREs (Meals Ready to Eat), the PX (Post Exchange) and BDUs (Battle Dress Uniforms) were. Okay, so there were some things I didn't know: I never knew that MREs came with candy in them! (My dad always ate the candy before we got to it) I was in my early twenties before I found out I had been cheated all my life!

It's interesting how everything comes full circle in our lives. I found this article recently about how the military is training their doctors to perform acupuncture on the battlefield! Most people don't know that I seriously considered joining the military to help pay my way through college. I decided that it wasn't the path for me, but it's funny how I COULD have ended up at almost the same career endpoint!

Yay for the military recognizing this powerful medicine and it's abilities to help our soldiers through the toughest times in their lives!