The challenge for the veteran - and for anyone suddenly deprived of purpose - is not simply to overcome trauma, but to rebuild meaning. The only way out is through. Through suffering to strength. Through hardship to healing.

Difficult and unpleasant as it may be to accept, we often feel most hostile to those who remind us of aspects of ourselves that we prefer not to see.

This habit of worrying more about what others think of our thoughts than we do about our own thinking usually begins in high school, but as exhibit A shows, it can last a lifetime.

By being perpetually busy, glued to your cell phone, out in the world all day with no time to reflect, you will guarantee yourself an eventual overwhelming sense of confusion.

Right, wrong or indifferent. Make a choice. Make a decision. Have the courage and take a stand or fall for just about anything.

We are not given answers so that we may believe them. We are given the opportunity to believe and so we create that ending we hope to pursue.

As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. Let those on the sideline, talk about their empty tanks and fantasized limitation. You are not running on empty.

We want to live in a world of brave people, we want to be brave … and we’re afraid to talk about it because we might look foolish!

If an unexpected phone call happens, traffic on the Mopac expressway, the check engine light comes on in your car, something that prevents you from getting to your destination on time, this is a chance to practice patience.

It’s possible to curb our arrogance, control our anger, and be a more caring person. How do you think others do it?