THOR

I have heard people say that "God won't give you more than you can handle", maybe sometimes he just gives you a needed distraction.


Its been a long week and the weight of it all didn't really hit me till last night. Stress, Insomnia, I couldn't sleep. I slept for half a hour last night and was ready to go when the alarm went off this morning. So much has happened in the last year, my mind is racing and I can't focus on any one thing. To many things vying for my attention and thought, but no way to clear my thoughts or dry the memories from my eyes.

Fortunately today I had something to focus my energy on for a short time. We closed a branch today. Now my job is very diverse. I repair everything from the delicate electronics and computers to the vaults and steel work. Today we got to get out the BIG hammer and break into safe deposit boxes that didn't have keys or no longer opened.

The Viking god Thor would have enjoyed this work as much as I did. Power, sparks, wrath, sweet solace from my over active thoughts. I went at it with energy, determination, and restlessness. I felt like Hephaestus as the metal smoked where there was still a bit of oil on it and the flying fragments burnt my hands from the heat generated by the hammer strikes. The ringing of the hammer against steel and brass was the only thing entering my head.

By the end of the fun I was soaked in sweat. My arms and chest were stiff and sore. My hand was bloody, burnt, and smelling of metal. But my mind was clear, for a while at least.