How do we military Veterans and first responders fit back into “normal society” again, particularly after something traumatic like combat?
First, we need to Love our unique Pain. Suffering is the path towards Wisdom, thus we should embrace it instead of trying to avoid it. Then we need to Love ourselves and work on our negative self-talk and stop talking smack to our own souls. Then we need to Love others, and realize that they don’t know how to talk to us or how to help us or how not to hurt us, it is we who need to help them.
Second, we must Learn from the Pain. Suffering forces us to challenge our core beliefs, our values and our culture. It takes us on a journey to a special world, different than normal society, and the hero of the story must bring back an ‘elixir,’ a piece of knowledge gained that can help normal people as well as us combat Vets.
Lastly, we must Lead from the Pain. Who needs your elixir? That is your new Freedom, to write a new story about you and your journey, and it ends with you using your elixir to help and serve others.
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