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What Will I Do All Day? Wisdom to Get You Over Retirement and on With Living!

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By Patrice Jenkins — 2011

To get over retirement and on with living, you need to understand the deeper issues of retirement. The issues a simple financial strategy or get-away vacation won’t solve. What is rarely discussed is how you feel about retirement. See more...

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It is Critical to Find Your Purpose First

The process to uncover your purpose after a career in military service takes great introspection.

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“Which One Is the Real Me?”—A Veteran’s Transition and Identity Crisis

Like most veterans, I found the transition from military to civilian life a struggle—a tougher struggle than I had anticipated. For me, I found that one of my trickier struggles was with my identity.

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For US Veterans, What Does it Mean to Heal a Moral Injury?

In a path to heal, a clinician guides a veteran through a conversation with an imaginary and benevolent “moral authority” to talk about the act or event that has caused suffering. The patient then describes the regret and sorrow that has followed, and asks for forgiveness or a chance to atone.

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Fighting with Another Purpose

Soldiers are always supposed to be thinking. That’s what West Point teaches its cadets, who are officers in training. You’re supposed to question the orders you’re given, to see whether they conform to the Geneva Conventions and the laws of war.

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Military Veterans Turn to Agriculture Purpose after Service

Farmers Davon Goodwin of Laurinburg, N.C. and Charley Jordan of Indian Mound, Tenn., share how farming gives them peace and purpose in their civilian lives.

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Charity Helps Veterans Find Purpose Following The Military

Life after the military can be difficult for service members. A North County veteran found a new purpose by opening a business with the help of Semper Fi and America's Fund.

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Second Act of Service: Veterans Find Work and Purpose in the National Park Service | NBC News

Veterans make up 5.9% of the American working age population. But in the National Park Service, veterans make up 26% of the workforce.

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Veterans Need Help Becoming Civilians Again

Our treatment of troops returning from combat has led to a culture of permanent disability. They deserve better.

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We Are All in This Together

Jack was wounded in Vietnam after landing in a hot LZ. He lost some of his Marines that day and after returning home, grieved their loss by turning to drugs and alcohol.

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The Journey Home Project

The return from a challenging experience is an important piece of the Hero's Journey, something that every veteran experiences, and one that is often overlooked by society. Healing approaches are needed.

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