You serve your country. After years of dedicated service, you retire or separate. You think, "free at last, free at last" You're free at last of the confines of wearing a uniform... or are you? You're excited and looking forward to embracing life as a civilian. In a perfect world, you would be ready to … Continue reading Common Hurdles Veterans Face in Returning to Work →

Was thinking a bit today (I manage to do that from time-to-time).  Saw one of those "Life Hack" type posts on a Facebook page and got me ruminating a bit.  Here's the first of God-knows-how-many iterations of Rob's Life Hacks there will be as this blog moves forward: No matter where you are, act like … Continue reading Life Hacks (part uno) →

My closet… my walk-in closet… A spot mid-floor, push away her shit. Need quiet, need cold, need dark, Need to get to that place That place removed from it all The choices we make; events gone by The man once said, “Just remember that the things you put into your head are there forever.” Forever? … Continue reading Fortress of Solitude →

#veterans #PTSD #journaling #stress #depression #therapy Creative.  Biographical.  Experiential.  Philosophical.  Therapeutic-al.  Putting pen to paper or tapping on a keyboard is expressive.  Writing as a form of therapy is to dig out those feelings you don't want to share more openly and to express them, essentially projecting them in front of your own eyes, in … Continue reading Re-discovering the power of the pen to alleviate PTSD →

Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing, end them... or begin a new set of troubles by digging into the books! 'Twould be but a shame to NOT take advantage of my Post 9/11 GI Bill entitlements, right?  Tho … Continue reading To School, or Not to School… →