The Vessa Project

I started this blogspot to journal out the thoughts, emotions, and calls from my career. In hopes that someone else can relate. I’m sure in some form or fashion someone could find entertainment in these as well. None the less, they are like my life and job… rather disorderly, random, and chaotic.  What other way is there to live? In my “I visited a classmate post today” I had a clear train of thought, as I immediately opened up the page and started typing. The emotions were raw and in the moment. The thoughts flowing as quickly as a fire hydrant, and THEN…  The fire hydrant was opened, completely, all 3 caps removed… one call, then two, then three, then four… it didn’t stop there either.  For a small town community with a population of less than 10,000 and minimal attractions, the call volume is rather low but then, there are the days. The days where we lose one of our two trucks to another call, a transfer, a structure fire… This. Was. One. Of. THOSE. Days. We hadn’t bee...

Life will allow you to sit down and float through if that's what you choose to do. Your morals and values are what determine your moves.  The Vessa Project was created out of genuine concern for people like me. The ones that "care too much" and "talk too loud". The ones who really want to leave the world a better place than they found it. The ones who show up to their job and treat it as a priority versus a paycheck. The ones who have struggled to make it this far in life and have found themselves in survival mode for the better part, or majority, of it.  So here's the question: How could something that you once so badly wanted... turn into the biggest tragedy in your life? This question can apply to so many things and really, all aspects of life. Marriage and Divorce. Pregnancy and Miscarriage. Love and Hate. Career and Work. I am a perception based person and always working towards evolution in my mindset and viewpoints. I try to be the optimist and see th...