social awareness
October 2007 
can't stop myself
Posted on Mar 1st, 2007
by 
Andasola
Andasola
Okay, I know I shouldn't be pitching a fit over anything because in all reality my life is coming to the point that I thought it should come to just about now. My wildcats (which is what I call my 18 and 19 year old kids) are doing fantastically well. My career is booming and my personal life is on the path to happiness and self-awareness.
But holy cow, how on earth can I keep all that contentment inside me when I see the world around me and the people in it in such disarray? Every day lately, the war takes a primary spot in my mind. I think of all those men and women, I think of their families, I think of all they are sacrificing. I'm not going to get into if I am politically content with what is going on in that White House - but I am going to say that we need to take care of all these men and women as they come home. Because even if they do not have visible injuries - they are damaged all of them. Care for them. Let's make our country take care of them whether you agree with the war or not. They deserve to have continuous care - medical and social as they come back to a world that no longer fits them. Their psyches are so different after being in a war zone with threats around every corner. We need to keep this in mind when we see them going through miles and miles of red tape trying only to get what is due them. And it is due them - thousands of times over. Write your congressman, your representative, the VA - tell them that whether or not you support the war - you support the troops. And they need us now more than ever. Dig deep and help them.
But holy cow, how on earth can I keep all that contentment inside me when I see the world around me and the people in it in such disarray? Every day lately, the war takes a primary spot in my mind. I think of all those men and women, I think of their families, I think of all they are sacrificing. I'm not going to get into if I am politically content with what is going on in that White House - but I am going to say that we need to take care of all these men and women as they come home. Because even if they do not have visible injuries - they are damaged all of them. Care for them. Let's make our country take care of them whether you agree with the war or not. They deserve to have continuous care - medical and social as they come back to a world that no longer fits them. Their psyches are so different after being in a war zone with threats around every corner. We need to keep this in mind when we see them going through miles and miles of red tape trying only to get what is due them. And it is due them - thousands of times over. Write your congressman, your representative, the VA - tell them that whether or not you support the war - you support the troops. And they need us now more than ever. Dig deep and help them.
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