Thursday, May 7, 2015

VA Wants to Share Stories of Hope

The VA wants stories of hope from you. This is a good idea since it seems that everyone is popping up to "raise awareness" of the "problems" veterans and families have but few are talking about hope, what works and how to get the help they need. After all, getting people upset seems to spread faster than hope.

Sorry, but hardly no one donates to charities showing happy people.

Think I'm wrong? Then think of all the ads you see everyday on TV always showing sadness and suffering.

It doesn't have to be that way and most of the time it isn't. Most of the time there is a lot of pain, suffering and struggles but then it gets a lot better. Most of our marriages are stronger because we fought together to get out of the valley. I know because I felt the same way for years when we knew what PTSD was but no one else did. Yep, my family and my friends.

Instead of having plenty of time to offer hope after over 30 years of marriage, seeing the worst of times followed by many more good years, I have to spend time on covering the heartache.

Why? Because there hasn't been enough fixed and veterans are paying for it all with their families. Unless we stop what failed, start what works, we're just not going to do what all these "charities" claim they want to do.

Think about that the next time you hear someone raise money to "raise awareness" then ask yourself what the bleep are they raising awareness for? Themselves?

How about raising up some hope for a change?


There is a lot the VA gets wrong but it isn't all bad.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

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