 2008-11-06 - The first book thar really worked
How many times have you purchased a self help/growth book with high expectations? I would usually read the jacket and say, "that's me" or that those are the goals for myself I wish to achieve. I would eventually finish it, put it down and find nothing has changed. For myself, more times than I care to count. This is the first time I have found a book to actually work and show results.
The book is basically about being present. You wouldn't think that more than a few paragraphs would be needed to explain the benefits of being present and the consequences of not being present. However, every sentence in this book provides insight and clarity I wouldn't have thought possible to convey with words.
I find myself reading no more than a page or two at a time, reflecting on what was said, and then putting it into practice. If you read this book like a novel, I believe it would be difficult to fully grasp what the author is saying. My mind has become less busy, I am not as easily distracted, I worry less about the future and negative past events no longer effect me, or at least not as much.
This is the first time I have felt compelled to review a book because this is the first time I have had results. I hope you give it a chance.
 2008-11-03 - Big stuff
Although this book may get a bit too far "out there" towards the end for some people, the essential tenets are so profoundly true and helpful, I'd say it is a must read for anyone. The power is all in the now.
2008-11-02 - The Power of Now
This book has been around awhile and for good reason. It talks about living in the here and now to find contentment- a simple but effective strategy in today's world.
2008-10-30 - Excellent!
...the present moment is all you ever have. "There is never a time when your life is not this moment." This passage from the book, hit me like a ton of bricks. Why am I worrying about the past and the future? I'm just putting myself through a type of "hell" on earth. My problems are not occurring right now, they either already happened or I'm projecting a problem into the future, I can not change them now! Why bother worrying? Why not find peace and happiness in my own present moment.
This is an excellent book. I found it at the perfect time after reading a marriage self-help book that was based on self-differentiation. This book is helping me "hold onto my true self" not my mind made self, but the self that is underneath all emotional baggage.
I highly recommend this book!
2008-10-24 - The best book ever written
This book is better than I thought it would be. I had read "A New Earth" previously so I expected this to not be much different. But it was different! And totally excellent. I want to sleep with this book!
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