Peaceful Warrior

I received an email from Blockbuster and Best Buy offering free tickets for the movie Peaceful Warrior starring Nick Nolte this weekend. I went to see it with my husband and youngest son. WHAT A GREAT MOVIE!! Not the exciting, sitting on the edge of your seat movie, but very intense and thought-provoking.

This movie is about Dan, an Olympic-bound college student who has it all; the grades, the girls, major skills. In a chance meeting, though, Dan meets the man he comes to know as Socrates (Nick Nolte) and his life is turned upside down.

Dan learns some great lessons in this movie and so did I. My definition of happiness and success were really called into question. My favorite lesson: "It's not the destination that brings happiness, it's the journey."

This story is from the best-selling autobiographical novel called Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman. I haven't read the book yet, didn't even know it existed until this weekend, but I'm going to get it and read it now.

Here's what some other famous people had to say about the movie:


"A lot of movies promise happiness, but most often it's the 'fleeting' happiness of a thrill ride, and when it's over, it's over; you feel empty, and begin searching for the next thrill. Very few movies actually question what happiness is, or suggest ways that it can be sustained.Peaceful Warrior asks this question and in doing so takes you out of your mind, and those who would consider themselves sane would be 'out of their minds' not to see it. Peaceful Warrior is an important film, an inspiring film, and a film that could change lives."- Sting

"A beautifully crafted and enormously entertaining film that speaks to the strength and resiliency of the human spirit. Peaceful Warrior offers a powerful, yet rare glimpse, into the human soul. It reminds us what we are made of, reconnecting us to the power that lies within so that we feel and embrace it. See this film and it will impact the course of your life forever."–Tony Robbins

"A stunning and extraordinary film that takes you on a journey out of your mind and into the present moment. Watch it and be transformed."–Eckhart Tolle (author of "The Power of Now")

"When you hear the truth, it sounds familiar. Like seeing a reflection of something you already posses. This film is that clear and simple reflection. I enjoyed every moment."–Jim Carrey (actor)

"Absolutely inspiring! Spread the word about this film."–Joe Trippi

“Like ROCKY for the soul!”–Straw Weisman - Associate Producer of WHAT THE BLEEP DO WE KNOW!?

Definitely a movie worth seeing and, I'm guessing, a book worth reading!

Have a great week,

Lisa