Everybody Hurts, Somtimes

If you’re on your own in this life The days and nights are long When you think you’ve had too much Of this life to hang on — REM “Everybody Hurts” Automatic for the People (1992) Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicide are tangible results from a U.S. military that has been at continual war since 2001 (some people would argue even longer).  There are more outcomes from continual posture and war, but for this discussion let us discuss the impacts on our military members; those micro-level impacts that push our military members into a darker place where perhaps they struggle…

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Letter Writing: It’s a Lost Art

“The proper definition of a man is an animal that writes letters.”  — Lewis Carroll                      Technology has revolutionized how humanity communicates with each other both on the micro and the macro level.  Information travels around the world instantaneously allowing communities and individuals to share experiences, traumas, and news from their part of the world.  These impulses can be shared through voice, video, written emails, social media posts, or even morse code dots and dashes all with the ability to increase the transport speed of this information exchange.  Improved communication speed…

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