Nate’s Monday Morning Message Volume 1,242

Welcome to this week’s Monday Morning Message! Wishing everyone a safe and happy Veterans Day! Today, let’s take a moment to honor and thank those who have served and sacrificed to protect our freedoms. The dedication, courage, and commitment to our nation do not go unnoticed, and we are forever grateful for your service. To all veterans and their families who are reading this today, I extend a deep appreciation. May the day be filled with respect, warmth, and recognition for all you’ve done. Thank you for your service! Let’s make it a great week!

ENCOURAGEMENT CORNER 

Not to Keep, written by Robert Frost

They sent him back to her. The letter came

Saying… and she could have him. And before

She could be sure there was no hidden ill

Under the formal writing, he was in her sight—

Living.— They gave him back to her alive—

How else? They are not known to send the dead—

And not disfigured visibly. His face?—

His hands? She had to look—to ask,

“What was it, dear?” And she had given all

And still she had all—they had—they the lucky!

Wasn’t she glad now? Everything seemed won,

And all the rest for them permissible ease.

She had to ask, “What was it, dear?”

“Enough,

Yet not enough. A bullet through and through,

High in the breast. Nothing but what good care

And medicine and rest—and you a week,

Can cure me of to go again.” The same

Grim giving to do over for them both.

She dared no more than ask him with her eyes

How was it with him for a second trial.

And with his eyes he asked her not to ask.

They had given him back to her, but not to keep.

Source: https://poets.org/veterans-day-poems

WORDS OF INSPIRATION

“If the only prayer you said was ‘thank you,’ that would be enough.” ― Meister Eckhart

“There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.” - Alexander Hamilton

“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” - Melody Beattie

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