On Sunday, Hot Toddy and I saw the film, Peaceful Warrior based on the book by Dan Millman.
They were giving away free tickets at our church, so we went, in shifts. He saw the 1:00 matinee. I saw the 4:00 (our difficulty in finding a babysitter is fodder for another post). Personally, I love going to the movies by myself. The anonymity of it all. No one to bug me. No one talking through it. Todd, not so much. He feels like a loser all by himself, but he hadn't had popcorn in a year and it was calling him, big time, so off he went.
I won't ruin the story for those of you who might want to see it, but there were two nuggets I walked away with that I wanted to share.
1) The people that are hardest to love are those who need it the most.
2) If you could hear the negative self-talk going on in other people's minds, you would have a lot more compassion for them.
There was much more to the movie and apparently Millman has written a bunch of books. I'll have to check into them, because his message was really beautiful.
Nick Nolte starred in the film. He gets better and better with age.
Going to the movies was great.
Who knows? Maybe on our next date, Hot Toddy and I will even see the show together?
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Thanks for the recommendation, Michelle.
Babysitters. Lord, I'd never thought about how tough it would be to find someone you could trust to take care of Riley and Seth.
You amaze me more all the time, Ms. "I'm-working-on-the-third-draft-of-my-memoir."
That book has caught my attention in the bookstore so many times but I haven't yet bought it. Thanks for the rec.
Also, I just read an essay by a couple who watches movies like that all the time (in shifts b/c of kids). And then they come back together and talk about the film.
It's the first time we ever did it that way, in shifts. Ususally we just don't go!
I think you're on to something with the dating in shifts. Very unlikely you'll end up fighting on the date and feeling like you've spent a whole bunch of money to do so!
Hi Michelle, I've read the way of the peaceful warrior. In fact it is one of the very few books I've read more than once, which says something. I didn't know it was out as a film. I will look out for it.
Shift dating is an interesting concept. I guess it could apply to many situations - dinners out - Carribean Vacations - dance clubs....you would always have something to talk about when you finally were together.
I'm looking this one up right away - thanks Michelle!
"Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior, also by Millman," is great, too.
I didn't know his first book had been made into a movie. I'll definitely look for it as this is one of my favorite books.
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