General’s Log, Hair Date 78485:

After trading in my Macroblade 110-3Ws for a set of long, parallel sticks designed to aid in traversing the dense, park-laden cityscape of Utah-4, I find myself returning to a somber realization. The weeks lost to my damaged propulsion unit, coupled with the unplanned family excursion, have transformed my once-abundant resources into a crippling deficit. My journey, once brimming with promise, now lies far behind its intended course—and with the relentless onset of the planet's frigid winter, the distance only grows.

The turning of the new annum, as it is called on Memphis Prime, is traditionally a time of optimism, a moment when we reflect on what we call "Resolutions." A custom practiced across star systems, these resolutions bring fleeting hope for personal advancement, even if such ambitions extinguish faster than a photon torpedo upon launch. Still, they provide a momentary beacon of betterment, even if it is but a brief flicker in the vastness of space.

Yet, even in this time of supposed renewal, I cannot bask in such hollow positivity. My quest falters. I fail the Puckarians. I fail myself. And while excuses swirl like ion storms, I realize that I must break free from the comfort zone that has, ironically, become my greatest obstacle.

In the void of these dark moments, we must find the source of our motivation, wherever it may arise. It matters not where it originates from, but that it does arrive. For in truth, motivation is not something we wait for; it is something we create. It is within us, just waiting to be called forth.

Invenire motum!

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