Be The Sheepdog

Be the Sheepdog

Here is a quote from Col. Dave Grossman. It is from “On Sheep, Wolves and Sheepdogs” from his book “On Combat.”

“Here is the point I like to emphasize, especially to the thousands of police officers and soldiers I speak to each year. In nature the sheep, real sheep, are born as sheep. Sheepdogs are born that way, and so are wolves. They didn’t have a choice. But you are not a critter. As a human being, you can be whatever you want to be. It is a conscious, moral decision. If you want to be a sheep, then you can be a sheep and that is okay, but you must understand the price you pay. When the wolf comes, you and your loved ones are going to die if there is not a sheepdog there to protect you. If you want to be a wolf, you can be one, but the sheepdogs are going to hunt you down and you will never have rest, safety, trust or love. But if you want to be a sheepdog and walk the warrior’s path, then you must make a conscious and moral decision every day to dedicate, equip and prepare yourself to thrive in that toxic, corrosive moment when the wolf comes knocking at the door.”

Part of my teachings on living with the Warrior’s Edge is on becoming a Sheepdog. And it is an ongoing process. I’m continually studying and training so I can better help others. Not only be safe and defend themselves, but to live life to the fullest and help others.  I’ll be putting a lot of these thoughts in a couple of books one of these days, and hope to do more trainings in this area too, including Warrior’s Edge trips to Korea.  But for now, just think about this a bit and work toward being a Sheepdog.

Read “On Sheep, Wolves and Sheepdogs”

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