Friday, March 31, 2023
Militarism..
The prevalence of domestic gun violence disproportionately impacts veterans. Since 2001, 114,000 US veterans have died by gun suicide, a result of militarism and its impact on veteran health and American gun culture.
Direct involvement in war zones is highly correlated with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other mental illnesses in veterans, all of which are exacerbated by the military’s hegemonic masculine culture.
The military creates and relies on a culture that emphasizes toughness, a moral responsibility to serve, prioritization of the unit and mission over personal needs, and taking the blame for actions and consequences over which individual members have no control. These values are so ingrained in military members that they often avoid seeking mental health care.
Taking a break to get mental health care is at odds with the military’s expectation of perseverance and selflessness at all costs. Active members of the military and veterans who are indoctrinated with these values often do not receive needed mental health care because seeking such care is perceived as a weakness. This lack of treatment worsens veterans’ risk of suicide. Just a thoght.
Waiting..
This administration is looking to keep the people and the Media busy with something away from the real issue the American Citizens struggling with on a daily basis. The Economy, Banking collapse, Inflation, Syria, Iraq, and the Russia/Ukraine war as it is losing its allure.
EOJ..
This current White House create other issues to keep people busy with any thing but what this administration are doing or not doing for the people.Gas prices, Inflation, South Borders, Crimes etc...
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Maybe..
Maybe people don't want to stop grieving …
Maybe they are terrified, that the grief they feel is the last thing they have left of that person.
That if they move on from the grief, they will lose the final connection.
The only tie.
That if they move on from the grief, they will lose the final connection.
The only tie.
Maybe people feel united with their loved one, in the realm just outside our reality.
United in pain and loss.
Banished to a parallel universe where they can both exist together,
still together.
Maybe that’s just too precious to move on from.
So if you are in this place, or you know someone who is,
maybe you can remind them that they are completely connected to their lost one,
in so many more wonderful ways than just the loss.
How can they not be?
Inch for inch the pain they feel equals the love they shared.
At the end of the day, it’s all just love.
And there is no need to banish either.
They can exist side by side, grief and love.
And they do, every day.
Donna Ashworth
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