tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577008135895208329.post7314716555999484110..comments2023-12-27T22:27:56.989-08:00Comments on A Girl and Her Gun: More on Trainingagirlandhergunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08369419666474343639noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577008135895208329.post-71931515462247997472012-02-10T20:19:24.942-08:002012-02-10T20:19:24.942-08:00You're so right. There is a pretty good feeli...You're so right. There is a pretty good feeling when you draw and it mostly happens on its own. It takes a bit of time to get there and practice at home is just as critical as range time. I didn't really start seeing the results I wanted to see until I started practicing draw and dry-fire at home.45erhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05397455410329074837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577008135895208329.post-65934402164353854862012-02-10T17:31:25.414-08:002012-02-10T17:31:25.414-08:00Training in situations that might occur outside of...Training in situations that might occur outside of a shooting range or a gym (for physical training) are great. I have found situational awareness to also be a great tool. It is easy to get distracted these days while you are doing normal activities like shopping, going for a run/walk, driving and the like. <br /><br />The more aware we are of what is around us the better we can hopefully avoid situations where we need to use our training.poniegirl004https://www.blogger.com/profile/17787913693652895161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577008135895208329.post-70004939678453552232012-02-10T11:27:20.630-08:002012-02-10T11:27:20.630-08:00You won! ;-)You <a href="http://markofafreeman.blogspot.com/2012/02/wow-now-im-important.html" rel="nofollow">won</a>! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577008135895208329.post-35236315607533694102012-02-10T10:15:37.796-08:002012-02-10T10:15:37.796-08:00I generally try not to put links in comments, but ...I generally try not to put links in comments, but Tara wrote a great post about mindset. Being a professional writer, she was able to put it in words that made an impact, whereas I might not have been able to. If you're interested, check it out.<br /><br />http://www.thegundivas.com/2011/01/die-in-parking-lot-by-tara-janzen.htmlGunDivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02965363044411500380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577008135895208329.post-28828562652426374332012-02-10T08:42:45.195-08:002012-02-10T08:42:45.195-08:00Your right. I think the problem is that all of the...Your right. I think the problem is that all of these situations are complex and not easy to understand let alone to explain. Luck is a word I used because I don't know what other word to use. Since I have had time to reflect on my attack and as other have shared their insight and wisdom with me, I can see I did more right than I realized, but still that day could have turned out much worse. I don't really believe in coincidence and I consider myself to be a person of faith, but I don't like to use that faith to explain why I was not brutalized more. Other women have been in similar situations as me and they were not as fortunate to have something interrupt the attack and save them. Why? I don't know the answer. I do know that it is NOT because my life is more valuable or because God loves me more. I am no more important than anyone else. I don't know why and sometimes that is still the one question that keeps me up at night. Part of healing is not trying to accept the gift and not answer all the whys. I try to find meaning and value in what happened(not in the event itself. That was meaningless and wrong, but in the lessons to be learned), to help myself and others to do more things right, I use the word "luck" as a kind of catch all for the things I can not define or explain about that day.agirlandhergunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369419666474343639noreply@blogger.com