Becoming Giants . . . The Peaceful Warrior Way

Becoming Giants . . . The Peaceful Warrior Way

Life is
Too
I love stories and movies about giants. Short
Not the Jack and the Beanstalk kind of To
mammoth giant who steps over Wait
mountains as if they were ant hills; For
Someday!

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Life is
but, giants who make a difference, who Too
guide and teach values, who pop into Short
someone’s life to wake them up, help To
them see the whole picture in order to Wait
change their direction. For
Someday!
Giants who create more giants in life.



Life is
Too
Giants like the angel Clarence in the Short
movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” who To
accepted the assignment of helping Wait
George Bailey see how his life affected For
so many others. Someday!



Life is
Too
Giants like Yoda, the strange looking Short
little creature in “Star Wars” whose To
wise words to Luke Skywalker spurred Wait
him on to face fear . . . “There is no try, For
there is only DO.” Someday!



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Glenda, the beautiful Good Witch in Too
“The Wizard of Oz” who could have Short
waved her magic wand and sent To
Dorothy home, but knew the value of Wait
allowing Dorothy to overcome the For
challenges she faced in order to realize Someday!
the power was within her, not in a
magic wand.



Life is
Too
And, it’s not only the fictional giants Short
that move and inspire . . . there are To
stories and movies about real people Wait
making a difference in someone’s life… For
Someday!



Life is
Too
Based on the true story of Erin Gruwell,
Short
“Freedom Writers” is the movie about a
To
naïve young teacher at a California high
Wait
school who found a way to reach the
For
hearts and minds of her unruly
Someday!
students . . . one giant creating a
classroom of giants.



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Too
Another true story of giants is found in
Short
“The Blind Side,” a movie about
To
Michael Oher, a homeless black teen
Wait
taken under the wings of Leigh Anne
For
Touby whose strength and compassion
Someday!
guided and transformed Oher and
started him on the path to the NFL.



Life is
All these giants, both fictional and real, Too
had one purpose, one never ending Short
goal to change lives. The inspiration To
and motivation received from reading Wait
the story or watching the movie have a For
continuous ripple effect . . . not just one Someday!
life was changed, but hundreds,
thousands more.



Life is
Too
Lately, I’ve discovered another Short
character to add to my growing list of To
giants in the book “The Way of the Wait
Peaceful Warrior” by Dan Millman. For
Someday!



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In this book, Millman tells his story of Too
meeting a strange, but powerful man, Short
nicknamed Socrates, who guided and To
taught him a whole new ideology . . . Wait
one that valued being conscious over For
being smart, and strength in spirit over Someday!
strength in body . . . becoming giants in
life.



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Socrates uses humor and love and Too
peace and serenity to teach, and I find Short
myself struggling right along with To
Millman to grasp the meaning of his Wait
words, for they are powerful and For
insightful and true . . . wisdom from Someday!
giants.



Life is
Too
As usually happens, the messages in Short
the book or movie from the character To
giants come home to me, and Wait
opportunities to apply them are ever For
present in my daily life. Someday!



Life is
Too
Yesterday, I had a flat tire. Aaargh!
Short
What an aggravation I felt as my day
To
was interrupted with the nuisance of
Wait
dealing with it.
For
Someday!
(Actually, aaargh wasn’t the exact
words that came out of my mouth!)



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Too
Short
I was given two lessons about giants To
from the flat tire. Wait
For
Someday!



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Too
First, as I was on my phone, requesting Short
roadside assistance, a co-worker (one To
of the many giants in my life) appeared Wait
in my office and offered to change the For
tire. Someday!



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Too
Short
In an instant, I had to choose between
To
taking complete control or accepting a
Wait
genuine offer of help.
For
Someday!



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I hate relying on others, asking for help, Too
being put in the position of Short
helplessness . . . but, his sincere offer To
penetrated those barriers and I Wait
accepted. For
Someday!
(humility grows giants!)



Life is
Too
Short
As I plunked myself down in the waiting To
room at the tire shop, the TV was Wait
blaring an episode of “Bonanza.” For
Someday!



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Too
I could have stared blankly at the TV to
Short
help pass the time, but instead I picked
To
up “Way of the Peaceful Warrior” to
Wait
read and that’s when lesson #2 from
For
giants appeared as clear as the bright
Someday!
sunshine outside.



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Too
Socrates said, “You see, Dan, when you Short
resist what happens, your mind begins To
to race; the thoughts that assail you are Wait
actually created by you. My mind is like For
a pond without ripples… Someday!



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Too
. . . Your mind is full of waves because Short
you feel separated from, and often To
threatened by, an unplanned, Wait
unwelcome occurrence. Your mind is For
like a pond into which someone has just Someday!
dropped a boulder.”



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Too
Oh boy, is that ever an exact account of
Short
my reaction to the flat tire. A boulder
To
dropped into my pond . . . and my
Wait
reaction was immediate . . . how did
For
this happen, where will I get help, what
Someday!
can I do to fix it, why this, why now,
why me?



Life is
Too
Short
Socrates words were an exact match to
To
how I reacted to this unplanned and
Wait
most unwelcome event. I thrashed
For
around and created huge waves by my
Someday!
frustration instead of just letting it go.



Life is
Too
Short
I learned in that waiting room that
To
instead of reacting to the flat tire with
Wait
“oh shit” . . . I should have laughed at
For
the situation and said, “shit happens!”
Someday!



Life is
Too
Short
What kind of ripples are you creating by
To
your reactions to people, to
Wait
circumstances, to unplanned
For
occurrences?
Someday!



Life is
Too
It’s a choice everyone has to change Short
from creating a big splash of drama, to To
calmly accepting and letting go of the Wait
aggravation and frustration . . . For
choosing to keep the waters of your Someday!
mind peaceful and serene.



Life is
Too
Short
To
It’s the way of the peaceful warrior, it’s
Wait
the way of giants.
For
Someday!



Life is
Too
If you haven’t yet read “Way of the Short
Peaceful Warrior,” do it. It will impact To
you. It will change your mind and Wait
inspire you to a powerful life through For
peace and contentment. Someday!



Life is
Too
Short
It will transform you into a giant! To
Wait
It will teach you to create more giants! For
Someday!



Life is
Too
Short
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Someday!


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