If you've been a subscriber for any length of time, you know that two of my main messages are: a) focusing on the present moment; and b) keeping your focus there, with what I call "mindful awareness".

This week, I want to give you a quote from a friend of mine. Steven Lane Taylor has a wonderful book called Row, Row, Row Your Boat - A Guide for Living Life in the Divine Flow. I highly recommend this book to all of you! Steven uses the children's song "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" as a template for living one's life. His explanations and examples are written in a very direct and easy to read style and the result is a very powerful book!

Here's a section that jumped out at me recently:

The only time that opportunity ever knocks is in the now. And the only time that you can ever answer that knock is in the now. So it's important to keep your awareness and your attention fully fixed in the present, letting go and allowing the divine flow to take care of the particulars.

The message is simple - "NOW" is the only time we can do anything about, so be "here" now! In the spirit of the message, I strongly urge each of you to buy Row, Row, Row Your Boat NOW!

ENJOY NOW!

The moment I let go of the idea that everything had to go my way, suddenly everything did go my way - maybe not the way I expected, but certainly in a way that was greatly to my benefit and to the benefit of all involved. Instead of working against me, it now felt as if the whole world was working for me. I experienced less stress, and more success. I let go. And I experienced the miracle of something called - the flow.

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