Serving and Protecting EmpowerU Style!!!

[Bryan Parsons]

Hey everybody!

I know I've been slacking here on my posts again, but I have some interesting job stories from experiences that I've had over the last couple of months that I'd like to share with you.

I got called out to a house because the woman wanted to speak to a deputy about being robbed in Reno. When I arrived and was talking to her, she was a wreck! After convincing her that she was safe in Dayton because more than likely, the suspects would not follow her to Dayton, and then performing a security check on her home, I advised her that she may want to look into some form of self help to get her past this trauma. Her reply was "I want to." Without even thinking, I immediately asked her if she wanted to or she was going to? Obvioulsy she looked at me rather funny, so I went for it and told her that anybody can say they want to do something or they will t_y to do something, but in the end, it didn't mean anything unless they actually do it. Now I was on a roll, I then explained that wanting to shows no commitment and that she owed it to herself and her husband to commit 100% to doing whatever she had to do to be the person she was before the tragedy. Her last words were "Deputy Parsons, I WILL get through this."

Next, I was called to speak to an 18 year old girl who had called the crisis hotline. After ascertaining that she was not suicidal, we began to talk. She told me that she is failing school and partying too much, but that her dream is to be in law enforcement. She opened the door for me. "How are you going to make this dream happen?" When she looked at me with a blank look, I explained the concept of Want It, Create It, and Live It. I told her that if she wanted to make that dream happen, she had to go to the next step, that she had already decided what she wanted, but if she didn't create it, she would be stuck as a wanttobe. So how was she going to create it? Her first answer was quit goofing off in school so she could get her diploma. She then answered that she had just started a job, and she would perform there to prove responsibility. She also said she would slow down on the partying. She checks in with me every now and then to update me how things are going. I believe she may just pull everything together!

Finally, I was called to deal with a woman who was majorly depressed and I had to commit her as suicidal. She called me after she was released from the hospital and thanked me for doing what I did and talking to her that night and that she was going to T_Y to get better. I told her not to T_Y, but to do it because if she only T___S she is not commited to getting better, she is only saying that she'll see what happens. At the end of the conversation, she said she would get better, not just try.

Anyhow, I am going to be working a bunch of overtime the next few weeks, so I may run out of time in the day to get back on here again anytime soon. If I don't get a chance to tell you all again, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

With Passion, HBS
Bryan Parsons