Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace. – Albert Schweitzer There are many ways and reasons to settle differences without going to war; solutions that allow resources to be shared to the benefit all of those involved. I’m not a pacifist. I once picked up a gun to defend my sleeping daughter. (No, I didn’t shoot.) But there have been moments in history where it would have been close to impossible to do other than engage in battle. And I continue to hold those moments, the people who were involved in prayers and meditations. The word veteran comes from the Latin vetus, which means old. And old is what one sees in the eyes of a veteran of the killing fields. They have traveled through the ‘dark night of the soul.’ They’ve been tested in ways that can never be fully understood. In today’s world, a lot more is known about treating PTSD and much remains to discover. Intriguingly, in recent years, some of the most interesting programs are centered around nature. And they’ve emerged at a point in history when both humans and nature are […]