Regardless, after reading 3 of his books, his impact on the way I live my life has been so profound... it has totally altered the way I view my life, my relationships, and my priorities.
I'll probably bring up ET, in some form or another throughout this blog, but all I can do here is give you a basic premise of his books, and suggest that you read them! (The bonus is that, because Oprah is such a fan, there is an "online course" that you can take from her website, that details and explains each chapter, because these books tend to get a little wordy and confusing at times) Here is a link to her online web class (you can even read one chapter, then watch the class for that chapter) A New Earth Webcast
Here's a brief introduction on one of his points that I can really relate to:
He talks of the present moment. He explains that unfortunately, most of humanity tends to go through life "unconsciously." That is, we spend so much time in our heads and in our thoughts... that we are not experiencing what is NOW. Think about it...what is in our thoughts? The past and the future. Either we are dwelling on something that happened in the past, or living in the past (if our life seemed better at that point), or wishing things turned out differently... OR... we are worrying about the future, or thinking that "life will be better in the future." ET tries to show us the power of living in the present moment. I think everyone can relate to that, and agree with him on that. Think about how many precious moments you could be losing, by being so consumed with the chatter in your head about who wronged you that day, or "what's going to happen tomorrow?" A great example is if you have children, because it seems like a day passes... and they are all grown up! Why would you waste a minute of the short amount of time they actually spend with you, on worrying about something that you have no control over anyways (the future) or dwelling on something that already happened (the past)? One of my favorite lines in ANE is... "this too will pass..." All everything is, is just a moment, and it will pass. Good things AND bad things. Were you really THERE in that moment? Did you experience it? Or were you so caught up in your head that it was wasted?
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