tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577008135895208329.post7054814883437133463..comments2023-12-27T22:27:56.989-08:00Comments on A Girl and Her Gun: Scarsagirlandhergunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08369419666474343639noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577008135895208329.post-19824569684566029852012-03-26T10:01:38.680-07:002012-03-26T10:01:38.680-07:00I can't count the times I have thought "h...I can't count the times I have thought "how will my scars - emotional and physical effect my children". How will my reactions to events impact how my boys view life? There is no real way to know - other than to be assured that a keeping a postive attitude will positively effect the boys view on life.poniegirl004https://www.blogger.com/profile/17787913693652895161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577008135895208329.post-87401618574457703822012-03-25T11:31:07.507-07:002012-03-25T11:31:07.507-07:00We all have scars, some are visible, some we only ...We all have scars, some are visible, some we only touch gingerly, tracing with ghost fingers as we lay in bed, listening to our child sleep. But what matters is going forward with them, humbly or with pride, surviving, measuring our longivity against fate. <br /><br />Sometimes the scars hinder, sometimes they propel. What mattered was you keep moving, turning away from shades of darkness, rising like a pheonix to the sound of a booming gun.Home on the Rangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836315423040719919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577008135895208329.post-60572884653218393572012-03-25T06:10:26.953-07:002012-03-25T06:10:26.953-07:00Mary, both you and your sister are very inspiratio...Mary, both you and your sister are very inspirational!! I I have been blessed by how you and her have overcome tragedy.agirlandhergunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369419666474343639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577008135895208329.post-34655541508442364472012-03-24T15:05:45.577-07:002012-03-24T15:05:45.577-07:00My sister was shot 8 years ago in a work place sho...My sister was shot 8 years ago in a work place shooting that disabled her and killed two of her friends. Early in her recovery, her mantra was, " I can get bitter or I can get better." She got better and is my hero.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18249468921262339156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577008135895208329.post-36521630763052398662012-03-24T06:11:06.476-07:002012-03-24T06:11:06.476-07:00People all handle things different, even combat tr...People all handle things different, even combat troops who experience the same things all handle it different.Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04775363118892957212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577008135895208329.post-70620034833884653142012-03-24T05:13:46.347-07:002012-03-24T05:13:46.347-07:00Absolutely right, but gosh darn it if so many of u...Absolutely right, but gosh darn it if so many of us don't know it. Thankfully there are people willing to tell us, sometimes repeatedly:)agirlandhergunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369419666474343639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577008135895208329.post-46106911282028069602012-03-23T20:51:37.893-07:002012-03-23T20:51:37.893-07:00I have made mention of something like this before....I have made mention of something like this before. Each person's experience is their own and another's greater tragedy doesn't make their own any less painful to them. How you handle the emotions is what matters. Turning fear into rage and power and turning pain into strength is a virtue.45erhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05397455410329074837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577008135895208329.post-27057877514482503992012-03-23T17:24:32.179-07:002012-03-23T17:24:32.179-07:00Well said......Well said......BullseyeBabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06649866386367961645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577008135895208329.post-47208516734691801472012-03-23T16:12:48.380-07:002012-03-23T16:12:48.380-07:00Thank you!!,Thank you!!,agirlandhergunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369419666474343639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577008135895208329.post-79493362671430251872012-03-23T16:12:29.823-07:002012-03-23T16:12:29.823-07:00We do, we do, at some point make our own choices, ...We do, we do, at some point make our own choices, but it sure makes it easier to have the support of those that came before us. I certantily think my choice to move forward is important, but I would have hated to do it alone. Thank God, I didn't have to;)agirlandhergunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369419666474343639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577008135895208329.post-61044560313091291282012-03-23T15:15:03.623-07:002012-03-23T15:15:03.623-07:00Good post, and Sport Pilot is correct... Call it P...Good post, and Sport Pilot is correct... Call it PTSD, or what ever term you want, some of us come back, some never do... YOU make your own choices!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577008135895208329.post-91124038872233659742012-03-23T12:30:59.956-07:002012-03-23T12:30:59.956-07:00I have the professional background and training to...I have the professional background and training to expound greatly on the after effects of criticle incidents on victims and survivors.Instead I'll simply say that you lost a piece of yourself and had to work towards recovering so that you could instill somenthing better in its place.Some can work through this, some take longer than other's, some will never attempt to do so...Sport Pilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04862280966739841769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577008135895208329.post-33691533317044701522012-03-23T12:28:07.221-07:002012-03-23T12:28:07.221-07:00I am happy for them too. Life can be hard and it&...I am happy for them too. Life can be hard and it's nice for those that can keep moving forward!agirlandhergunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369419666474343639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577008135895208329.post-3883160583489846572012-03-23T12:27:28.237-07:002012-03-23T12:27:28.237-07:00So true!So true!agirlandhergunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369419666474343639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577008135895208329.post-56363759825172915982012-03-23T08:05:27.746-07:002012-03-23T08:05:27.746-07:00Each person has his/her own demons to deal with. W...Each person has his/her own demons to deal with. We are all in the same boat and have to make it through the day. I'm happy for everyone who makes it through.Mikeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14540486387908223688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577008135895208329.post-60663881070641730062012-03-23T07:49:18.426-07:002012-03-23T07:49:18.426-07:00Beautiful women are beautiful both because of and ...Beautiful women are beautiful both because of and despite their scars. <br /><br />You can't apply math, you can't use a formula, you can't measure scars. You can see the strength that overcomes adversity.Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778737553770514684noreply@blogger.com