User blog:Kadjem/IC Journal Entry: Scarlett - Road to Recovery

1-8-2014 1900 Hours

I have found the quietest place in the Pit. The Escape Tunnel. No one comes in here, and I have the code that prevents the alarm from sounding when I open the access panel. It is quiet, warm, and most of all, PRIVATE!

Here I can be alone, and think about the past, without someone, a nosy doctor, like Edwin, or his 'friend', telling me I need to see Kenneth... I mean, my God... wouldn't *anyone* be a little depressed about all the losses I have had over the last few years? Not just in my love life, but professionally... I won't rehash it all, as this is supposed to be about recovery, and I have already written down my losses, so instead, I should concentrate on victories... Let me see what I can come up with:

I'm Alive:
I shouldn't be. I should have died many time... I can not count how many times I have been wounded with injuries that would have killed a normal person, but I am still here, still in full control of my mind, my body. It is almost a miracle, isn't it? Or is it luck? Great Medical Care? A combination of all of them? I do not have the answer, but I do know I should be thankful for it.

I have the best Friends and Team Mates anywhere:
The G.I. JOE Team is the best group of people I know. No matter how badly I might act, how I might treat one of them, for the most part, they are quick to forgive, and take me back as a friend. There is something about the job we do that brings out the best in all of us, and for that, I *am* grateful. I just wish I knew how to thank them.

Cobra does *NOT* rule the World.
Only a small portion of it. Sure, it grows a little bit in size every now and than, but it is not an insurmountable amount. If we can just convince the world that Cobra is, in fact, as evil as we Joes all KNOW they are, Cobra could easily be defeated....

I know there is more, but right now, I just can not think of anything... but it is a start is it not? If I can not build on the above, I do not deserve to get better. In the words of someone wise, "This too, shall Pass." And hopefully I can avoid Gandalf's "You shall not Pass"... (Sorry, could not resist a small joke.)

-Shana