Category: Grim’s Archives
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What Are You Doing With Your Freedom?
Every year, we celebrate the Fourth of July. We gather with family and friends. We fire…
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Anchor or Compass: Choose Your Path
I first saw the following idea printed on a shirt my wife gifted me: “Let your…
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Struggle Is a Terrible Thing to Waste
Some life lessons don’t come easy. You don’t plan for them, and you can’t train for…
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Not Every Closed Door Is Locked — Push!
There’s a moment we all face when the world goes quiet, when every door ahead seems…
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Have You Taken Your 75? – Starting 2026 With Intention
“Empty your mind. Be formless, shapeless, like water … Now water can flow, or it can…
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Run Into the Storm: A Warrior’s Way Through Struggle
The most brutal battles aren’t fought on the battlefield or the job — they’re fought in…
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Why the Fourth of July Doesn’t Feel Like Freedom to Many of Us
The Fourth of July means a lot of things to a lot of people. For most…
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We Don’t Build Trust by Offering Help – We Build It by Asking for It
From the moment we put on the uniform, we become part of something bigger than ourselves.…
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“It Is What It Is” Is Keeping You Broken – Fix It or Stay Stuck
You’ve heard it. You’ve said it. It could even have become second nature. “It is what…
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Facing the Demons: How Turning Around Changes the Battle
My mentor and best friend, Bill Whitt, once said, “The best way to fight the demons…
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Stronger Than Your Scars: The Truth About Thriving
While it has taken a long time, I am no longer ashamed of who I am;…
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Be Where Your Feet Are
The first time I heard the phrase “Be where your feet are,” it was accompanied by a…
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New Year, New Me: The Bullshit We Tell Ourselves Every January
Like clockwork, the first of January rolls around every year and the collective chant of “New…
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Finding Strength Through the Pages
Service life is unique. Whether you’re an active-duty service member, a military veteran reflecting on years…
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Hope: It’s Not An Action Plan
In the Spring of 2019, I vividly remember sitting in an executive leadership meeting when the commanding…
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The 595 Philosophy
No matter how you stumbled across my blog, whether by accident or on purpose, you might…
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The Question of Why
Why write a blog? A quick internet search will show over 500 million blogs on over…
