“I have been to both SWET I and SWET II and have staffed SWET I. I was the kind of guy who thought that he has his “act together”. And all I really wanted to do when I went to the SWET I weekend was to camp out and hang out with the guys for the weekend. Hey, I’m a guy and that’s what I like to do. However, it wasn’t until I got there on that June weekend and faced my life as it is, that I realized I didn’t have my act together as much as I believed. Through that first weekend and into the subsequent ones, I have become a different guy on the inside. SWET let me discover my demons and gave me the strength and the tools to defeat them. For instance, I never thought I had an alcohol problem, but alcohol was getting the best of me at times. SWET gave me the insight and inner strength to be able to quit all alcohol consumption. I was not the dearest father to my first daughter and I always thought I was there for her. It wasn’t until after I attended SWET that I realized just how much I wasn’t there for my first daughter. Needless to say, I am by all means working on it now. I am really a better dad now.”
“I have found that you don’t have to be seeking something or be messed up to qualify to attend a SWET weekend, just that you want to live a fuller life and with deeper meaning and commitment. Yes, I still feel lonely at times, but through the SWET movement, I know that I have many Spiritual Warrior Brothers who care for me.”
“SWET takes you as you are, wherever you are, and just lets you be who you are. The leaders of the movement are sensitive and powerful and provide the kind of comfort and support, and the kind of vessel that allows you to make your own journey into the light.”
“I came to SWET thinking I probably wouldn’t get much out of it. I mean, I’m in a men’s group, and have done spiritual growth groups and many things of this nature. So I kind of expected more of the same. SWET was totally different. It took me out of my normal operating mode immediately. All men were instantly equal. Regardless of profession, income or any other of the normal measuring sticks. For one weekend we were all in the same. Just men. Helping each other. The weekend helped me to refocus on what is truly important in my life. I returned home and talked with my wife in a way like never before. Our relationship has shifted since then. Most importantly I have a network of men that I can speak completely openly and honestly with about any issue…who will be there whenever needed. That’s amazing.”
“I must tell you what an extraordinary experience that the SWET weekend was for me. It was the hardest most intense psycho-spiritual event of my life and I’m saying that from the perspective of a therapy client junkie and a mild retreat addict.”
