I naturally lean in to the future too much too, Jean. Doing it some is good (we have to look ahead–and we have much to look forward to!), but I tend to overdo. I love the reward that comes, though, with those moments that I do throw down an anchor in the present and stay here longer.

You sum it up well, Krista:
“Our job is to trust and fully submit to him, he’ll work out the rest.”
Yes!

I love the Welcome Prayer! Such a beautiful picture you paint – this “consenting to the Spirit’s presence in all the things that show up at your door.” I just put the prayer on a sticky note on my computer screen to remind me. Thanks so much, Lisa!

I particularly liked this. “Psychological fear is always of something that might happen, not of something that is happening now. You are in the here and now, while your mind is in the future. This creates an anxiety gap. . . . You can always cope with the present moment, but you cannot cope with something that is only a mind projection.”
Thanks for sharing! 🙂

Hi Beverley,
Yes, that’s a good way to start 🙂

When I first tried to read Tolle’s “A Good Earth”, I felt the same way as you did about “The Power of Now.” I couldn’t get past how weird it seemed to me so I quit reading it. I might return to it later and see what good I can glean from it. Or not.

We each have to make our own decisions about whether to keep going through a book to mine the diamonds when it seems like there’s a lot of coal dust in the way. It depends on so many individual factors. That makes me hesitant sometimes to recommend books at all because there’s always things I don’t agree with in each of them. But for “The Power of Now”, at this time anyway, I did find it worthwhile for me. If you do ever pick it up again, let me know what you think.

I liked the fact that someone else started their reply to you like this and i have decided to do the same. I mean i know your name and we have been hanging out with each other for some time, so it feels right to do so.

As for the Power of Now (the book) i have tried to read it several times but i think your term of ‘wacky’ is about right and yet you have found some good in it too. Maybe i’ll read it again?

I so agree, Jerralea. God did often tell his people in the Old Testament to remember the past so they could trust him in the present and for the future. So it definitely is helpful to keep our memories sharp of what he has already done so we’ll be confident of what he’s doing now.

Your comment reminded me of the Welcoming Prayer. Have you heard of it? It’s similar to these thoughts about being accepting of our present situation, whatever it is, but doesn’t preclude changing things that need changing.
https://lisanotes.com/welcoming-prayer/

First we have to accept what is before we can successfully change it anyway. Yes, you’re so right that we are stronger for having coming through our past! I love the Message version so much too–God is doing something right now.

Always–that gives me comfort, too, Renee!