Comments on: Fort Hood Aftermath http://my.counseling.org/2009/11/10/fort-hood-aftermath/ ACA blogs, written by counselors, for counselors: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:16:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Patricia Myers http://my.counseling.org/2009/11/10/fort-hood-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-412 Patricia Myers Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:57:25 +0000 http://my.counseling.org/?p=687#comment-412 Megan- Please accept my appreciation to you and your husband for your service to this country. A soldier can not serve without support from their loved ones. This means that you too are sacrificing portions of your life so that people like me can live in safety. Thanking you is a wholly inadequate response to such a gift. It sounds that as you review this event now; you are able to see not only the horror but also the resilience and courage of the human spirit. Those who put aside their fears to look out for the interests of those injured are shining examples of the best we can be. They are the role models we could be learning from. They are the ones who truly give hope and inspire. Thank you for sharing your story. Pat Megan- Please accept my appreciation to you and your husband for your service to this country. A soldier can not serve without support from their loved ones. This means that you too are sacrificing portions of your life so that people like me can live in safety. Thanking you is a wholly inadequate response to such a gift. It sounds that as you review this event now; you are able to see not only the horror but also the resilience and courage of the human spirit. Those who put aside their fears to look out for the interests of those injured are shining examples of the best we can be. They are the role models we could be learning from. They are the ones who truly give hope and inspire. Thank you for sharing your story. Pat

]]> By: Megan http://my.counseling.org/2009/11/10/fort-hood-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-409 Megan Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:04:46 +0000 http://my.counseling.org/?p=687#comment-409 Thank you for the post. I live on Fort Hood and your post is another reminder that hope still exists in the world and good people do walk among us, even if the news rarely shares their stories. When I first heard that the shooter had died, I was so glad. It was only after the news clarified that he was indeed alive that I realized that I did not wish him to be dead, but instead wished that he had felt hope, peace, and love in life. While I know he will now face charges and pay for his actions against his fellow soldiers, I hope he takes the extra amount of life time he has to rid anger and violence from his life. I am so thankful for our soldier's who work everyday to make a difference in our world. I am thankful for those soldier's who protected and looked over each other last week as people were injured. I am thankful for my husband who sacrifices his comforts and safety to take care of me and this nation. I am proud of myself too for choosing a place in the helping profession of counseling. I think together, all of us who hold hope within us will make a difference, even in the chaos of events such as the Fort Hood shooting last week. Thank you for your post. Thank you for the post. I live on Fort Hood and your post is another reminder that hope still exists in the world and good people do walk among us, even if the news rarely shares their stories. When I first heard that the shooter had died, I was so glad. It was only after the news clarified that he was indeed alive that I realized that I did not wish him to be dead, but instead wished that he had felt hope, peace, and love in life. While I know he will now face charges and pay for his actions against his fellow soldiers, I hope he takes the extra amount of life time he has to rid anger and violence from his life. I am so thankful for our soldier’s who work everyday to make a difference in our world. I am thankful for those soldier’s who protected and looked over each other last week as people were injured. I am thankful for my husband who sacrifices his comforts and safety to take care of me and this nation. I am proud of myself too for choosing a place in the helping profession of counseling. I think together, all of us who hold hope within us will make a difference, even in the chaos of events such as the Fort Hood shooting last week.

Thank you for your post.

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