How are You Carrying Your Pain?

It is not the weight you are carrying.

It is how you are carrying it.

When we are building walls of facade

built through humor and deflection

we can not process or heal.

We Veterans isolate and let stigma get in the way of our vulnerability.

Vulnerability is a super power that builds understanding and connections.

You are worthy of healing, being loved, and having peace of mind.

Your trauma or war doesn’t have to define you or your life.

You are so much more than a disabled veteran.

You can dream, love, and hope again.

Give yourself permission to feel and heal.

Never give up on the person you are and can become.

Unpack your issues for a more resilient, renewed, enjoyable, and enlightened journey.

Your pain has purpose and only we veterans can save ourselves and each other.

Interact and share your own stories/feelings about this art piece.

The pain I carry honors the pain you carry.

You are not alone.

Extend grace as healing is not linear but hope will always light the darkness.

Feel free to leave what you need behind in the luggage.

Peace, Love, and Light.