A SEAL’s Wisdom.

On Service to Those Around Us.

In the words of former Navy SEAL Dr. Eric Greitens, “When people are able to look beyond themselves and be of service to others, they actually become stronger.  Winner step outside themselves and remember there are people to their left and to their right counting on them to be strong.”  I would reframe this slightly as, “Overcomers step outside themselves, their own pain and self-pity, their self-hatred and self-absorption, and remember there are fellow-warriors to their left and to their right counting on them to trust in the essential goodness of God, and to ‘be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power’ {Eph. 6:10}.”

On Community.

“Community creates the structure around you to keep you alive, to strengthen and encourage you in living a life of purpose.”

On Confronting Fear, Pain, and Suffering.

“By repeatedly confronting your fears, you gain courage; by repeatedly confronting your pains, you gain strength; by repeatedly confronting your sufferings, you gain wisdom.”

Considering how compasses operate, and how a slight change of one or two degrees can navigate you to a radically different place, Greitens speaks of the importance of allowing our character to evolve in the moment by being willing to do the hard thing right in front of us.  Small or large, to do the hard thing now forges character; it shapes who we are; it leads to perseverance!  “Every time in your life you make a decision to confront your fears, to overcome your pain, to face your suffering, your character evolves.”

On the Power of Motive.

“If you have the right why... you can make it through any how!”

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