![]() In the midst of all his achievements, Dan feels lonely, sad and overwhelmed by “something dark and intangible” he can only describe as “a growing melancholy.” In the early autumn of 1966, his junior year, things get even worse, as a recurring nightmare starts eating away at his very soul. ![]() Seemingly, life can’t get any better for Millman. One of them, “a savory, unfailingly sweet friend with short blond hair and a toothpaste smile” becomes his girlfriend. The Daily Californian regularly runs stories about Millman. By 1966, his reputation is such that people begin to recognize him on the streets. As a freshman, Millman wins the 1964 Trampoline World Championships in London and earns All-American honors. In just a few days, he’s “drowning in a sea of people, papers, and class schedules,” savoring the sights and smells of the city and spending countless “sweaty hours” training at Harmon Gymnasium, dreaming of becoming a champion. Clean-cut with “a lean, wiry body” and “a penchant for daredevil stunts,” he certainly looks the part in the autumn days of 1964, as he waves goodbye to his mother and father and sets off in his old Valiant for San Francisco Bay and his first year at college.īoth San Francisco and Berkeley welcome him warmly. ![]() Get ready to hear it out! The dreams in which I’m dyingĪ friend once told Dan Millman that he was born to be an acrobat. The book blends facts with archetypes to tell the inspiring story of his transformation from a talented gymnast – under the tutelage of a white-haired centenarian – into an enlightened, peaceful warrior. Adapted into a 2006 movie starring Nick Nolte, Dan Millman’s 1980 novel “Way of the Peaceful Warrior” is a part-fictional, part-autobiographical account of the author’s early life. ![]()
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