Does this make any sense?

We don’t get out of the suck believing that we have no future. We get out believing with all of our hearts that we can do great things beyond what we ourselves can imagine. Because we’ve already done that afew times.

And it doesn’t happen sometimes.

And that destroys us.

And that’s why we don’t have hope. You have to learn how to fight a different battle.

You’re not bad at fighting, asshole. You’re just bad at fighting this… right now.

This enemy is much different. You must learn it to kill it. So kill it.

I might be off on this. Let’s discus.

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KirkTadpoleSpradley

Oct 27, 2021

You’re not off on this. I got out before GWOT so my worst struggles were pre war. Despite having a SOF background, a college education, a pilots license and a good working knowledge of Spanish I couldn’t find a real job. I spent 8 years of my life working in the bar business. Breaking up fights for 10 dollars an hour. Fucking bullshit.

That period of my life was the worst.

GWOT kicks off and then I (we) have purpose. Purpose is the biggest struggle to find. Now the GWOT is largely over the struggle continues to find purpose. I am very fortunate I have found one and I hope you all can too.

Doesnt have to be fancy, rescuing dogs is a purpose. Mentoring troubled teens is a purpose. Just going to work everyday and not choking people who deserve it is purpose, lol. Love this group…

Jason Lee Morrison

Oct 28, 2021

Replying to

@RamadiTaxiDriver60M I think you hit the nail on the thumb brother, a life without purpose is like a ship at sea with no destination. It may be the most capable and equipped craft on the water but it doesn’t really matter.

I’m backtracking a little here, but I think something I said in the thread above is not entirely accurate.

Part of it is that we don’t have a concept of future at all. And if we do try to develop it we find ourselves falling short of our own expectations. So I think it’s a little bit of both.

As for me, I am in the final stages of what you described in your 10 years of languishing. I see light at the end of the tunnel now and it’s beautiful. It’s worth the wait. Don’t get off at the bottom, it’s coming back up. It’s like a wave length. That’s just how life is. The lower you go the higher you CAN go. It’s a round trip, not a one-way.

Does this make any sense?

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