The First Four Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder

These were not new feelings, and he'd woken up like this before, but then something very strange happened. At the age of 29, he awoke one night with his usual feelings of dread and despair. Tolle's enduring sense of peace, and present moment awareness, was a process that took time, and up until his 30th birthday, he lived with constant anxiety, interspersed with periods of suicidal depression.Ĭhanges often happen overnight, and this is what happened in the case of Eckart Tolle. His teachings come from a place of authentic experience because his own ability to 'live in the now', has been a long journey. His central teaching focuses on the now, so that we can move beyond the noise and clutter that come with overthinking. Our thoughts are often negatively charged, and we get trapped in feelings of regret about the past, or experience anxious worries about the future.Įckart Tolle is a well-known and popular spiritual teacher and author. Focusing too much on the past, or the future, means that we often miss out on the enjoyment of the present moment, and, what's more, these thoughts don't always take us to pleasant times. These negative emotions about ourselves, and how our lives should be, prevent us from experiencing the fullness of life, and enjoying who we really are. Hence we waste precious time, and squander potential moments of joy and wonder.

We fret about the past or the future, and these negative feelings and false beliefs pull us out of living in the present. The Power of Now explores the mind as a great tool, but also an obstacle to experiencing the present moment. In fact, we spend many of our waking hours in a state of mental time travel, which causes us to be trapped in thoughts about the past, or the future. Do you believe in the idea of time travel, or do you think that it's a fictional concept? According to Eckart Tolle, a renowned spiritual teacher and author, we time travel daily, sometimes without even realizing it.

The First Four Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder