Patrick Milan Reading Thursday, August 7, 7:30 pm

Local author Patrick Milan, will discuss his new book, Inspiration Point, at Monkey See, Monkey Read Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 7:30 pm.

This self-help, meditative and inspirational memoir follows the author through his meager childhood in Lakeville, Minnesota, his unusual military service in Europe, and his retirement to run a Bed & Breakfast and small business in Ely, Minnesota. Along the way, he describes the stages of his spiritual awakening and his insights about individuals and their relationship to the Universe.

While attempting to escape the responsibilities of his newfound profession as Innkeeper, he discovers a profound new world, "The Inner World of Peace." He would also discover his true calling in life, that of an Inspirational Seeker Speaker to assist others in discovering their greatness. Reading Inspiration by Dr. W. Wayne Dyer is what gave him, self-permission to share his mystical stories in this book.

After graduation from high school, Patrick Milan worked as a laborer in a wide variety of jobs ranging from a fleet mate on the Mississippi River, to housing construction, to building communication towers around the United States. He wanted some adventure and challenge in his life, so at the ripe old age of twenty-three, he joined the US Army. For his first five years, he served as an Airborne Paratrooper and finished his last seven years as a diplomat in charge of the Special Liaison Detachment supporting the Nuclear Arms Control Disarmament Agency in Geneva, Switzerland.

He is the founder and President of a nonprofit organization called The Peace Chair Foundation and most recently an author. Patrick has been married to his beautiful and loving wife Josie for twenty-five years and they have a twenty-three-year-old son Eric. One of his proudest accomplishments has been being involved with his son becoming a Boy Scouts of America "Eagle Scout."