Category: failure

Posted on

Move Out of Your Home Called Depression

Thanks to all of you who have been joining us here. The response has been wonderful .  We just past 3,130 new subscribers. That is a huge increase in one year. We only had 1,000 a year ago. Help us to make it to 3,200. We are so close. We are only 70 subscribers away. Could you be the one that puts us over the top? Our goal for the end of this year is 3,500. We only  have 24 days left to make it. It will be your Christmas present to us.

Help us continue to grow by subscribing today if you haven’t already. Just click on the icon right after the title of this post to do that.

____________________________________________________________

Doug Bolton, the founder of the blog, Signs of Hope, which is at www.dailysignsofhope.com, has written a new book, “Signs of Hope for the Military: In and Out of the Trenches of Life.” It will be reaching out the many military and veterans who may be battling anxiety, fear, depression, addictions, rejections, and the many other usual suspects. There are 22 military connected suicides ever day. That is almost one every hour. Doug wants to help stop those statistics. Doug sent off his mini proposal to an agent who is very interested in his concept. We will update you when we hear more. 

____________________________________________________________________

Ok…Here is the last installment of the chapters from the new book, “Signs of Hope for the Military: In and Out of the Trenches of Life.”

After I share these chapters there will be future  postings where there will be more in depth look at some of those same chapters. So be sure to subscribe so you can see some of the actually wording from some of the chapters.

+ Be sure to read at the end of this posting about a new section that will added to the book.

So here is the last of the chapter titles and some news of a new section for the book, “Signs of Hope for the Military: In and Out of the trenches of life:”

If Only I would Have..

We all have our, “If only I would haves… We look back and wonder what would have happened if you would have done something different when we face adversity. Something traumatic happened in my childhood that could have been totally different if I would have acted differently.

What Are You Saving Your Talents For?

We often set aside our abilities, our dreams, or our talents for reasons unknown. We need to take the first giant step and succeed.

Move Out of Your Home Called Depression.

Too many of us live at the corner of despair, and hopelessness. We need to know that we do not need to let depression overcome us. There are so many things we can do to cause a bright future in our lives.

Let’s Start a Ripple Effect

This final chapter shares how we should be the example to help others around us. It can the ripple effect like you see when you throw a pebble into a lake. The ripples keep going out farther and farther. Our influence can do the same thing.

+ This is the very first announcement of a new feature for the book, “Signs of Hope for the Military: In and Out of the Trenches of Life.”

There will an new added ending to the book. I have done some interviewing of actual soldiers of different branches of the military. There are some gut wrenching stories of facing death, losing of buddies, and near death experience. I have already interviewed two WWII veterans with near death experiences; one Vietnam veteran who saw his buddy die. Another Vietnam veteran who was medic that had several stories of scared young men wounded, and dying.

I have one more WWII nurse lined up, plus some more Vietnam , and Gulf war veterans to interview. I may be able to slip in a Korean veteran as well. This will one of the highlights of the book that will bring tears to your eyes, and have you proud of our veterans who put themselves in harms way.

To all you veterans:

Remember:

You are never alone.

You are never forsaken.

You are never unloved.

And above all…never, ever, give up!

Posted on

Tentacles Are Longer Than Our Hope

Thanks to all of you who have been joining us here. The response has been wonderful .  We just past 3,060 new subscribers. That is a huge increase in one year. We only had 1,000 a year ago. Help us to make it to 3,100. We are so close. We are only 40 subscribers away. Could you be the one that puts us over the top?

Help us continue to grow by subscribing today if you haven’t already. Just click on the icon right after the title of this post to do that.

____________________________________________________________

Doug Bolton, the founder of the blog, Signs of Hope, which is at www.dailysignsofhope.com, has written a new book, “Signs of Hope for the Military: In and Out of the Trenches of Life.” It will be reaching out the many military and veterans who may be battling anxiety, fear, depression, addictions, rejections, and the many other usual suspects. There are 22 military connected suicides ever day. That is almost one every hour. Doug wants to help stop those statistics. Doug sent off his mini proposal to an agent who is very interested in his concept. We will update you when we hear more. 

____________________________________________________________________

Sorry I missed a few days. The Thanksgiving week was very hectic. Lots of family time, but we had two full Thanksgiving gatherings due to meeting with both sides of the family for my wife and I. I did have a major victory. I didn’t gain one pound through the whole ordeal! Yes!!

So we’re  back to sharing some of the chapters from the book, “Signs of Hope for the Military: In and Out of the Trenches of Life.”


Hope you are all caught up looking at the back posts to see some of the other chapters. They are right below this one and then keep scrolling down to see all of them.

____________________________________________________________________

Worry is Not the Answer

While in the military, there is a lot of worry time. We shouldn’t waste so much of that time worrying. It doesn’t gain us one day of life.

Tentacles That Are Longer Than Our Hope.

Life can feel unfair, It can seem like we are going in the wrong direction, It is like an octopus wrapping its long tentacles around us and pulling us down into the ocean.

Had a Rough Life? You Are Still Alive

This was one of the toughest chapters for me to write. It talks about the consequences of us taking our own lives.

There is Not a Time When You do not Have a Choice.

Too many people use the excuse, “I just didn’t have another choice. I had to do it.” This is not true. We all have choices.

Military Spouses Have a Huge Task

Sometimes the true heroes are the one who are left behind to care for the children, and keep the home fires burning.

Death in the Military

This is also a tough subject to write about. What happens to the ones left behind when a loved one is killed while deployed?

The next post will have what is left for chapters, Then I will dwell more on some of them to give you a stronger feeling what the book is really about. I want you to live and breath this book and realize it is meant for any of you who have served, or are currently serving.

Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss a post.

And always Remember:

You are never alone.

You are never forsaken.

You are never unloved.

And above all…never, ever give up!

Posted on

Domestic Violence in the Military

Thanks to all of you who have been joining us here. The response has been wonderful .  We just past 3,060 new subscribers. That is a huge increase in one year. We only had 1,000 a year ago. Help us to make it to 3,100. We are so close. We are only 40 subscribers away. Could you be the one that puts us over the top?

Help us continue to grow by subscribing today if you haven’t already. Just click on the icon right after the title of this post to do that.

____________________________________________________________

Doug Bolton, the founder of the blog, Signs of Hope, which is at www.dailysignsofhope.com, has written a new book, “Signs of Hope for the Military: In and Out of the Trenches of Life.” It will be reaching out the many military and veterans who may be battling anxiety, fear, depression, addictions, rejections, and the many other usual suspects. There are 22 military connected suicides ever day. That is almost one every hour. Doug wants to help stop those statistics. Doug sent off his mini proposal to an agent who is very interested in his concept. We will update you when we hear more. 

____________________________________________________________________

Here are some more chapter titles from the book, “Signs of Hope for the Military: In and Out of the Trenches of Life.”

____________________________________________________________________

Time Doesn’t always Heal Wounds

Many people let personal wounds fester, and never attempt to clear it up with the person they are upset with.

F.E.A.R:

(1) Forget Everything and Run

(2) Face Everything and Rise

The Choice is Yours

Some people want to stick their heads in the ground and hide, while others face their fears and are victorious.

People Don’t Understand Me

This chapter is all about PTSD. It shares the symptoms and shares some ideas on how to cope.

Deployment Can Very Hard on the Family

Months of separation. So many times of loneliness. It all comes to a halt when they see their family again.

Marriage is Not a Four Letter Word

When there is a deployment there is a heavy strain on the marriage.

There is Sometimes Violence in Military Marriages

“Angry people want to see how powerful they are. Loving people want to see how powerful you are.”

Chief Red Eagle

_________________________________________________________________

There will be more chapter titles in my next post, so be sure to subscribe so you can keep up on what is in the new book, “Signs of Hope for the Military: In and Out of the Trenches of Life.”

To all of you who have served in the military and are now serving:

Remember:

You are never alone.

You are never forsaken.

You are never unloved.

And above all…never, ever, give up!