One of the books that changed the course of my life. When I was 18 my dad gave me The Way of the Peaceful Warrior. It really warped my mind on what was possible. It was then that I began to see that I create my world in a very Matrix-y sort of way. I started dabbling with it and it worked.

This evening I went to see the movie. It was EXCELLENT! Very few movies are able to do justice to their books, but this movie did the job. They didn’t flinch on the hard stuff either. They came right out and talked about your power being in the moment. Even though I read the book many years ago, the acting really kept me in the moment and I didn’t anticipate the scenes. (Of course that might be due to the subject matter.)

The best part was that it returned me to the reason why I started this site: to impart this information to the rest of the world, by example, and through my writing. I think I may have fallen off track a bit. So without ruining the movie, I’ll point out a few Truths that are essential.

The ability to change your life is in the moment. All of the vizualizing and affirming will not do anything to change your life. The choice that you make in the moment is the pivot point. The good news is that the pivot point is always available.

Being present is the only way to access the power to change. Since you can change your life in a moment, if you want to actively create your life you have to be present - aware, conscious - in the moment.

You can only control your choice in the moment. You cannot control the outcome. And you certainly can’t control what’s gone. Only the choice right now, right here is under control, and I don’t mean in an egoic sense. As such, there is no point in being attached to the outcome. The journey is what matters.

Goals and dreams are still important. Being in the moment does not mean that you abandon your goals and dreams. It just means that you recognize that it is a point on the horizon, but the moment is where you decide whether to go towards it, to the left, or to the right. The other thing is that anything can happen, despite your best intentions. Life is about being present, being as aware as possible.

The book and the movie explain it much better. Go check them out!

In Spirit,
Nneka

Happy Friday and welcome to the fabulous 5 in the blogosphere!

John asks, “Are we REALLY making any progress?” With all of our advances in technology, are we losing some of our ability to think, our instincts, our conscience?

Is Truth absolute? If it is, how do we know what the absolute Truth is? David weighs in with a litmus test, “if it isn’t true for everybody, then it isn’t true, ultimately, for anybody.” What do you think?

Excellent discovery by Paul! I’ll be sure to pass it onto my brother. Shoes that grow with your child!

While I was at Wise Bread, I stumbled across the next story.

I am just amazed by the ingenuity of this generation. These folks will be travelling across the country on their sponsor’s dimes (or 100 dollar bills ). Great idea guys!

Finally, Laura did a phenomenal job on the Personal Development Carnival this past Sunday. I don’t think we’ve had such a good host since we started. Great job Laura! Oh, and the articles in there are golden

That’s it for this week!

In Spirit,
Nneka