Yesterday was August 15. Today is August 16th (17th). Almost five years to the day since Afghanistan fell apart in front of me AND so many others who had poured pieces of ourselves into that place (legs, arms, hearts, minds and souls). I wrote yesterday about the moral injury, the sorrow, the people left behind, … Continue reading August 16th…; AND/BUT
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August 15th: What Remains…
August 15 is here. Five years have passed since Kabul fell and the United States withdrew from Afghanistan. For most people, this is another date on the calendar, another chapter in American history, another war to analyze, argue about, assign blame for and forget. Today does not register with most people I know. But for … Continue reading August 15th: What Remains…
You good?
There are two words that have followed me out of war. They are not tactical. They are not complicated. They are not poetic. They are simply this: "You good?" That was it. No speeches. No counseling session. No motivational quote. Just two words thrown across a battlefield by one man who desperately needed to know … Continue reading You good?
The Trial is the Trail
After a very, very long and hard night, I had an incredible practice with my builder. I had not slept all night and it was very late his time. There is a 12 hour time difference between us…BUT/AND we have never let that get in our way of practice. This writing is my writing from … Continue reading The Trial is the Trail
You Think You Know the Truth?
“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.” – CS Lewis Hard practice with one of my teammates (clients), yesterday. Machine gun-fire, grenades and Improvised Explosive Devices all over the !@#$ing place. Damn. Damn. Damn. He and I have spent the last several months moving through some hard terrain. That … Continue reading You Think You Know the Truth?
(T)issue
You have an issue. It is going to require boxes of tissue to clean up. Teaching combat trauma in Iraq in 2006. At the time, it was the most violent place on earth. The Scar and the Scab Is Not the Healing When you get shot, the bullet is only the beginning. A high-velocity round … Continue reading (T)issue
I am home, but…
I am home and I am happy. Seattle is home. It is the only place, other than Afghanistan, that I have ever called home. I love living where I live. I love the rhythm of this place, the air, the water, the familiarity. Most of all, I love who I live with. This is where … Continue reading I am home, but…
Have You Ever Been Carried Away for Him?
She hath wrought a good work on Me - Mark 14:6 If human love does not carry a man beyond himself, it is not love. If love is always discreet, always wise, always sensible and calculating, never carried beyond itself, it is not love at all. It may be affection, it may be warmth of … Continue reading Have You Ever Been Carried Away for Him?
BUILT TO LEAD 