Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book that Changes Lives

This book is up next for me. Has anyone read it and can share their insights????

I stumbled across the title in another book I was reading. Either Hill Harper mentioned it in the Conversation or Dave Ramsey mentioned it in Total Money Makeover - can't remember which. Either way, this was the first book to arrive to my local library that I put on hold so it's up next!

And although I had never heard of it, I am seriously SHOCKED at how popular this book is/was. It consistently gets 4 and 5 stars on goodreads, so I'm excited to get started. I read the introduction and I can tell the subtitle "A Book that Changes Lives" is true. I love books that challenge the way you think and that challenge your outlook on life. I really wanted to keep going but I realized it is 12:30am and I need to be in the BED! If I start, I probably won't stop sooo....

Here's the synopsis from Amazon and Goodreads:
Amazon.com Review

During his junior year at the University of California, Dan Millman first stumbled upon his mentor (nicknamed Socrates) at an all-night gas station. At the time, Millman hoped to become a world-champion gymnast. "To survive the lessons ahead, you're going to need far more energy than ever before," Socrates warned him that night. "You must cleanse your body of tension, free your mind of stagnant knowledge, and open your heart to the energy of true emotion." From there, the unpredictable Socrates proceeded to teach Millman the "way of the peaceful warrior." At first Socrates shattered every preconceived notion that Millman had about academics, athletics, and achievement. But eventually Millman stopped resisting the lessons, and began to try on a whole new ideology--one that valued being conscious over being smart, and strength in spirit over strength in body. Although the character of the cigarette-smoking Socrates seems like a fictional, modern-day Merlin, Millman asserts that he is based on an actual person. Certain male readers especially appreciate the coming-of-age theme, the haunting love story with the elusive woman Joy, and the challenging of Western beliefs about masculine power and success. --Gail Hudson --

D.Denise, I didn't read the book but I did borrow the DVD from the library. It was really good. It had a great message.