Read "A New Earth"

Fantastic book, I hope to make it a recurring read. I feel like it’s been a great experience, a good way to attune to Presence, and I am enjoying exploring what comes now.

Just finished Chapter Six, and continue to have everything resonate wonderfully. I have the strange sensation of looking forward to the next time my pain-body gets triggered so that I can try to be more aware of it. (The other day had it get triggered by a collection agency phoning for someone who doesn’t live here, and about 10 – 15 seconds after my angry interaction with them, I felt what was going on internally, and managed to let it go.)

The presence this book is about is certainly a part of the shift that I’m trying to bring in my life right now, and as I’ve mentioned in other entries, it’s been fun watching the synchronicities increase as I try to stay more present, and try to really manifest more (this is a big challenge for me, as I’m very much a “brain” person. It’s fun watching it slowly start to transition).

Midway into chapter four, and continuing to find it a transformative read. All of the ego material makes a wonderful counterbalance to the Jung I’m reading: whereas Jung’s approach is more clinical, academic, and woven through with comparisons, Tolle’s work is wonderful simple and practical. I hope to continue to challenge myself to practice what I’m reading.

I’m looking forward to discussing it more with Ru and Piquer (and anyone who’s interested) as we continue to read. I haven’t started the Oprah discussions since the first failed attempts, but look forward to doing that too.

Read chapters 1 and started 2 today. I find Tolle’s writing has a great resonance: I hop into a very different mode simply reading it. I’m think I’m going to read it through, and afterwards go through it again, journalling about anything that particularly caught my attention.

Watching it live was exciting, but the connection has bogged way way down. I guess I’ll download and watch it tomorrow (that’ll give me time to get reading in any case!)

I’m just signed up for the oprah course starting in 4 minutes. Exciting.

I’m super into discussing it with others doing it.