The other night I was meeting with a group of guys at the local Department of Corrections work release center and a bit of hard truth jumped up and bit me – changing one’s life is impossible without burning desire. Impossible. In some ways, the convict serving time after a…
We spend years and millions of dollars training our troops to fight. We take young men and women, most of whom have never been trained to shoot, and teach them how to aim at a stranger and successfully kill them. Now that sounds harsh, but it is the truth. In…
“I read the news today oh, boy About a lucky man who made the grade And the news was rather sad Well, I just had to laugh…” A Day in the Life by Lennon/McCartney An innocent man walks free – from death row to freedom I’ve spent much time volunteering…
How do we understand and do something about veteran suicide? First we need to understand suicide itself. Typically, when someone kills themself three things have happened. In reality it’s obviously more complicated than this, but it is a good place to start: 1) They are in long-term physical and/or emotional…
We had to do it yesterday. Even though it was still relatively chilly, the desire to move past our incredible winter was too great and the kids and I decided to spend a little time down at the creek by our home. Many a trail has been created between here…
Here is another heartbreaking story about the toll of war on our special forces. They are the best trained of our Armed Forces, yet as I hammer home in my workshops and lectures, life can break anyone. Yet, Special Forces suicide has become an all too common reality. http://p.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/18/special-forces-suicide-rates-hit-record-levels-cas/ This…
