The
Cultural Rhythms
of Every Warrior
WHERE LIFESTYLE INFLUENCES CULTURE
RHYTHM NOUN. A STRONG, REGULAR, REPEATED PATTERN OF MOVEMENT OR SOUND.
We believe that YOU have the power to influence the culture around you when these ten qualities are present and refined in our everyday lives.
- YOU (yes, YOU) have that power.
- It's not someone else's job, it's OURS.
YOU are the solution to the epidemic of mental health issues, depression, isolation, and even suicide.
- No program can change it.
- No campaign can change it.
Over time, we believe that this LIFESTYLE will help us drastically see a reduction in these issues. We fight for the fact that these 'rhythms' produce levels of care around us and others and are strong guardrails we all need, while not overloading our lives with unnecessary white noise.
- YOU (yes, YOU) have that power.
- It's not someone else's job, it's OURS.
YOU are the solution to the epidemic of mental health issues, depression, isolation, and even suicide.
- No program can change it.
- No campaign can change it.
Over time, we believe that this LIFESTYLE will help us drastically see a reduction in these issues. We fight for the fact that these 'rhythms' produce levels of care around us and others and are strong guardrails we all need, while not overloading our lives with unnecessary white noise.
TO GET SOMETHING YOU'VE NEVER HAD BEFORE, YOU MUST DO SOMETHING YOU'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE.
HANds down, thESE TEN RHYTHMS ARE WHAT we fight for in our everyday lives.
We’re not sharing a blueprint, we’re spreading a mindset.
This is how we think.
1. FIGHT FOR YOURSELF
2. SET SOME GOALS
3. Pay attention
4. build deep relationships
5. share a meal
6. talk it out
7. practice vulnerability
8. tell people how you feel about them
9. practice kindness and generosity
10. meet the need
Scroll right below to learn more about these rhythms.
1
FIGHT FOR YOURSELF
It seems backwards. Fight for myself? I'm supposed to sacrifice for others. Truth is, you gave yourself to service of our country. However, the ultimate truth is that if you are not fighting for you, no one else can or will. Others may try, but you are your biggest advocate. Need help? Fight for it. Need to kill a habit? Fight for it. Have a problem? Fight for the solution. Here is what you need to know. YOU DESERVE IT. Fight for YOU daily. A healthy you, physically, emotionally, spiritually, and relationally, will be BEST for those around you. When you fight for you, they will be better too...and culture changes.
2
SET SOME GOALS
Have a dream deep down inside your heart? Truth is, that dream may be hard to attain, but it is impossible if you don't start now. Do something small, take a step, create goals in your personal life that move you closer to the dream. How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Unimaginable dreams can be reality with realistic goals. When you have something to look forward to, others will go with you...and culture changes.
3
PAY ATTENTION
You've heard it said "Reach out when you need help." Yes, by all means, reach out if you can. But we can not depend on people to reach out at their lowest and we can not depend on us reaching out when we are low. This is why we must pay attention. Pay attention to yourself. Pay attention to others. As you go through out your day, slow down and look around. Ask, who am I seeing, and who is seeing me? Let those questions make you look for the "masks" and if you see someone wearing one around you, talk to them. And when you see that you are the one wearing one, take it off and find that person you can talk to. When you're aware, things will be seen...and culture changes.
4
BUILD DEEP RELATIONSHIPS
Friendships are the places where you find fun, help, accountability, care, and you are known. When you learn to let people see all of you, the good bad and ugly, without having to give them anything...yes, these relationships may be uncomfortable, but deep down they offer the intimacy we all striving for. They offer you unmerited approval, unending love, unquestionable trust, and unexpected security. When you're real, they will be too...and culture changes.
5
SHARE A MEAL
The dinner table is almost a forgotten art and the things that can happen over a meal have almost been lost. Grab a friend at least once a week and hit up breakfast or lunch, even if it's in the break room over a lunch box. Invite someone over for dinner. Hit up your favorite restaurant. Put the phone in your pocket and ask meaningful questions, talk about your day, be present in the conversation, get to know their hopes and dreams, ask about their family, and reciprocate. This is a perfect place to make a friend and build a relationship. When you meet them there, conversation happens...and culture changes.
6
TALK IT OUT
Everyone needs someone to talk to about anything. Whether that is a spouse or best friend or a counselor/therapist or supervisor/mentor, fight for the safety found in a trusted relationship where you do not have to hide anything and where you are safe to talk about everything. We believe everybody needs to talk. When you talk, they will talk...and culture changes.
Need to talk to someone now? We are here.
Need to talk to someone now? We are here.
7
PRACTICE VULNERABILITY
Vulnerability is not weakness, it is strength. It is where you and others connect on a deeper level. It is where you allow yourself to open up about things that may seem risky, yet it is where the magic of your experiences and their experiences come together and you both are helped and strengthened. When you're vulnerable, they will be too...and culture changes.
8
TELL PEOPLE HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THEM
Someone asked once "Why do we wait to tell people how we feel about them until their funeral?" Speak the truth of your feelings about those in your life. Practice communicating how you feel about the ones you love. Tell people you love them and once you feel like you've told them enough, tell them some more. When you speak this truth, they will too...and culture changes.
9
PRACTICE KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY
One sure way to both pull yourself out of a pit and help someone else is to get into a normal pattern of kindness and generosity. How can you show kindness? What can you give? Opportunities are in front of all of us daily. Look around and you will see them...and when you do, take advantage of them. When you model this, they will follow...and culture changes.
10
MEET THE NEED
Needs come in all shapes and sizes. They are everywhere around us. YOU have the means to meet needs that you see in the lives of those around you. What would it look like if we lived in such a way that, when we came across a need in our circle of influence, we owned the responsibility to meet it if we have the means? Don't pass the opportunity. Don't miss the joy that comes with it. We firmly believe that meeting the physical needs opens doors for you to meet the emotional, relational, and spiritual needs as well. When you meet the need, you set the example that they will follow...and culture changes.