becoming giants . . . the peaceful warrior way

Becoming Giants . . . The Peaceful Warrior Way

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I love stories and movies about giants. Not the Jack and the Beanstalk kind of mammoth giant who steps over mountains as if they were ant hills;

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but, giants who make a difference, who guide and teach values, who pop into someone’s life to wake them up, help them see the whole picture in order to change their direction.

Giants who create more giants in life.

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Giants like the angel Clarence in the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” who accepted the assignment of helping George Bailey see how his life affected so many others.

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

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

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And, it’s not only the fictional giants that move and inspire . . . there are stories and movies about real people making a difference in someone’s life…

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

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

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

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Lately, I’ve discovered another character to add to my growing list of giants in the book “The Way of the Peaceful Warrior” by Dan Millman.

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

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

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As usually happens, the messages in the book or movie from the character giants come home to me, and opportunities to apply them are ever present in my daily life.

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Yesterday, I had a flat tire. Aaargh! What an aggravation I felt as my day was interrupted with the nuisance of dealing with it.

(Actually, aaargh wasn’t the exact words that came out of my mouth!)

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I was given two lessons about giants from the flat tire.

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

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In an instant, I had to choose between taking complete control or accepting a genuine offer of help.

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I hate relying on others, asking for help, being put in the position of helplessness . . . but, his sincere offer penetrated those barriers and I accepted.

(humility grows giants!)

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As I plunked myself down in the waiting room at the tire shop, the TV was blaring an episode of “Bonanza.”

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

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

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

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

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Socrates words were an exact match to how I reacted to this unplanned and most unwelcome event. I thrashed around and created huge waves by my frustration instead of just letting it go.

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I learned in that waiting room that instead of reacting to the flat tire with “oh shit” . . . I should have laughed at the situation and said, “shit happens!”

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What kind of ripples are you creating by your reactions to people, to circumstances, to unplanned occurrences?

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It’s a choice everyone has to change from creating a big splash of drama, to calmly accepting and letting go of the aggravation and frustration . . . choosing to keep the waters of your mind peaceful and serene.

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It’s the way of the peaceful warrior, it’s the way of giants.

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If you haven’t yet read “Way of the Peaceful Warrior,” do it. It will impact you. It will change your mind and inspire you to a powerful life through peace and contentment.

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It will transform you into a giant!

It will teach you to create more giants!

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