The Power of Now

I have just read a fantastic book called The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. I would recommend it to anyone. The unresolved grief within me from the death of my father has been turning me into a stress filled ball of hate recently and I was really struggling to cope, but this book basically tells you to live in the moment, although I am far from perfecting the technique, it is something you can practice all the time. I still get very low sometimes, but I can keep it under control and the peace and joy you feel when you are successful is amazing.

I am currently making an appliqué dipper, he is coming on OK and I am hoping to add pictures to my Work in Progress page soon.

It was my birthday earlier in the month and I slipped a little with my 'good food'. Not that I want to admit this, but I felt really sluggish and strangely addicted to the crisps, chocolate etc., so I will try to not do it again. There is plenty of lovely fruit and veg, hummus etc. that would be really lovely instead, hopefully I will get it into my head soon! I also had a day of wheat to see if it was coincidence that I felt bad after it and that my eczema got worse; I felt fine all day but I have been suffering for about 3-4 days afterwards. Talk about a slow learning curve!

If I had been living in 'the now' like my book suggests, I wouldn't be feeling rough....

I have been learning to meditate with varying degrees of success and I love this picture. Hopefully it will make you feel as calm as it does me