For the past week I've been off doing "other" non-blog related things - hitting the gym at 4 in the morning (not exactly sure how that happened, but it did) and getting ready for the start of my MBA program.
(So, that means, get up when my wife gets me up, [maybe that's how the 4am trip to the gym started] toss my M&P in the hip pouch [not really toss, but place safely and carefully] go to the gym for an hour or two, come home, shower, read for school, leave the gun with my wife, go to work, come home, spend time with my dear spouse, read, go to bed, repeat).
On gun bloggers websites it sure seems that guns and personal defense are this big massive thing that is always there looming in the foreground, but in most ways it really isn't. Personal defense is part of the mundane everyday.
I was thinking the other day about one of the things I do each day before I carry. I check in with my mental and physical state. Am I tired? Am I frustrated? Do I have a crick in my neck that will keep me from blocking an attack with a blunt object? Does my knee hurt in a way that will keep me from dodging out of traffic should a car cut around a corner too sharply? Safety is a lot more than just about having a tool like a gun or can of mace. It's about being peaceful, self aware, and willing to defend yourself.