"Breathtaking!” retired Marine Sgt. Joe Kowalski sighed, admiring the scenery as he cast his fishing line from his boat on Connecticut’s Candlewood Lake. The sun was shining, there wasn’t a cloud in the sky and the fish were biting.
Steve would have loved today, Joe thought, recalling his childhood buddy, Steven Andrews. The two had fished together regularly, dreaming of the great trips they’d take after they both retired from the military. But when that day came, after just their first bass fishing trip, Steve had died of a heart attack. The loss of his pal hit Joe hard. And suffering with physical and emotional scars after his 13 years of service in the Marines, Joe grew stressed and angry.
The one thing that brought him calm and peace was fishing. The weight would just lift off his shoulders.
“You should do more of that,” his VA counselor advised…a prescription that proved to be Joe’s salvation.
Now, as his boat rocked in a gentle wake, Joe found himself pondering, If fishing makes such a difference for me, could it help other veterans who are suffering too?
Peace and tranquility
Joe knew of programs that took groups of veterans out fishing for the day. Those trips made for a great memory, but Joe wanted to do more. He wanted to teach his fellow veterans about the therapeutic benefits of fishing, to have them experience fishing’s peace and tranquility, to have it become a tool for healing. And as he mulled it over, he got an idea.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة July 03, 2023 من Woman's World.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة July 03, 2023 من Woman's World.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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