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happy st. Patrick's Day before you have
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your first pint of Guinness or sing that
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last chorus of Danny Boy you should know
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how the Saint this day is named for used
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fear as fuel to save civilization much
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of Patrick's life around the Year 400 ad
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is shrouded in legend mythology and the
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mists of time herpetologist might not
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agree that he drove snakes out of
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Ireland however historians definitely
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concur that Patrick was a Celt born and
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romanized Britain to wealthy parents
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around age 16 he was kidnapped by
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pirates and sold into slavery in Ireland
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he served as a slave for six years until
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his daring escape but before it was
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captured st. Patrick wasn't a spiritual
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guy his focus on who he was and where he
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came from changed him during the time he
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was a slave while I was in captivity
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Patrick learned to use fear as fuel and
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he found his own spirituality it kept
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him grounded and helped establish a
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vision to take the risk of a daring
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escape across Ireland he had to do it
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clandestinely at night finally showing
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up on the west coast and stowing aboard
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a ship all the time he had the knowledge
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that if he was caught he'd be tortured
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or killed once he was back in Britain he
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knew he wanted to get back to Ireland
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but first he had to make sure it was
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ready to face all his old fears he spent
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15 years preparing to battle his demons
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head-on in his autobiography he compared
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fear to materialism and he explains how
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it can get in the way of pursuing your
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true calling
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if you become fixated on avoiding fear
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after he was made a bishop he returned
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to Ireland he was such a paragon of
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Christian courage decency and holiness
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that he changed the course of history
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the story of his escape is a classic
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example of using fear as fuel and it's
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helped power the Irish diaspora to
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fantastic lives especially as leaders
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during times of strife the influence of
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Patrick across the world is clear by the
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first celebration of the Saint Patrick's
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Day
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it took place in the 1700s in Boston
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Massachusetts it didn't become an
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official holiday in Ireland until 1900s
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now go find some live Irish music and
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have fun dancing your best jigger real
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today I'm Patrick Sweeney happy st.
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Patrick's Day
