In his book, A Man’s Search for Meaning, Victor Frankl refers to the insightful quote by Friedrich Nietzsche, “ He who has a WHY to live for, can bear almost any HOW”, with regards to finding purpose and meaning amidst immense tragedy and struggle.
Such is the way at an isolated ranch somewhere in Montana, created by a veteran named Micah Fink, to dig deep through the struggle of post trauma, and help veterans find their WHY again.
Micha was a longtime Navy Seal, who realized first hand, how lacking the system is, when “welcoming” our HEROES back home from such intense experiences, to the ART OF LIVING, without truly WELCOMING THEIR IMMENSE TRAUMA, their new WHOLE.
To welcome a trauma, we must FACE the images, events and harsh memories with full alertness, willingness, and in many instances, through SOLITUDE!
Through his own experience of struggles to heal, connect back to a life that offered no visible connection to life of war, to try and make sense of life as is, Micah decided to “ walk” the pain, through the pain, and back … Micha decided to truly FEEL.
His beautiful charity is called HEROES & HORSES and I have learned about them just a week ago and was so inspired by Micha’s acute understanding not just of the healing part, but specifically of the pain aspect. You see, so much is done at the ranch through meditation, healthy nutrition, lectures, handling a wild horse, camping and much more, through a team effort with no electricity, no phones, with organic meat, vegetables, coffee and water – from the ground up, they RISE AGAIN! For 41 days, they get to FEEL all that the system inherently begs them to forget!
HEROS & HORSES, through 41 days of real work, attempts to help veterans find their WHY again and remember who they are, WHY, and HOW to AGAIN.
With welcoming a long weekend, please take a moment and read about them, what they do and how you can help https://heroesandhorses.org/about ANYTHING HELPS; even just reading about them, creating awareness, spreading their work.
WE ALL NEED TO FIND OUR FRESH TAKE ON WHY every now and then … THINK HOW HARD IT MUST BE FOR THEM …
HELP OUR HEROES FIND THEIR WHY.
. I’m sure soon enough, you would too…). I do hope you enjoy it and if it ever gets you through the day, drop a comment and let me know.