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    “A most dangerous temptation is the temptation to prepare to live, instead of living. The future does not belong to you. Therefore, remember to live the best way you know now. The only perfection necessary is perfection in love, which can be reached only in the present. It’s why we came into this world.”

    Leo Tolstoy, A Calendar of Wisdom (Page 235)

      “Don’t reject a difficult or boring moment because it is not exactly what you want.  Don’t waste a beautiful moment because you are insecure or shy.  Make what you can of what you have been given.  Live what can be lived.  That’s what excellence is.  That’s what presence makes possible.” ~ Ryan Holiday, Stillness is the Key (Page 28)

      The Power of Now [Book]

        The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle

        By: Eckhart Tolle

        From this Book: 50 Quotes

        Book Overview: To make the journey into The Power of Now you need to leave your analytical mind and its false created self, the ego, behind. Access to the Now is everywhere – in the body, the silence, and the space all around you. These are the keys to enter a state of inner peace. They can be used to bring you into the Now, the present moment, where problems do not exist. It is here you find your joy and are able to embrace your true self. It is here you discover that you are already complete and perfect.  Although the journey is challenging, Eckhart Tolle offers simple language in a question and answer format. The words themselves are the signposts to guide you on your journey. There are new discoveries to be made along the way: you are not your mind, you can find your way out of psychological pain, authentic human power is found by surrendering to the Now. When you become fully present and accepting of what is, you open yourself to the transforming experience of The Power of Now.

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        Post(s) Inspired by this Book:

          “When you actively engage in gradually refining yourself, you retreat from your lazy ways of covering yourself or making excuses.  Instead of feeling a persistent current of low-level shame, you move forward by using the creative possibilities of this moment, your current situation.” ~ Epictetus, The Art of Living

            “Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.” ~ Mother Teresa

              “There is no distance on this earth as far away as yesterday.” ~ Robert Nathan

                “Don’t let the past steal your present.” ~ Terri Guillemets

                  “Seize the day, put no trust in tomorrow.” ~ Horace

                    “Yesterday is rarely too early but tomorrow is frequently too late.” ~ Unknown