You are so lucky to have Gail, I have no one.

Your not alone now! Stay in the moment and embrace the journey your on. You now have hundred's of thousands new best friends! We're all ears, so talk dear friend, your not alone!

Take gentle care
Christine

InTheNow55:

Well - you now have me - I will be your friend.
I mean it! You are NOT alone anymore. :o)

I am brand new to these boards as of 5 minutes ago.

You are not alone and you do have someone.
I will check back to see if you got this and if you responded.

-Alli

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!

I know the message of Eckhart is to find our I Am and that will give us...what...joy, peace,knowing??? I guess I am still working it all out.

It sure is nice to have humans to speak with though, while I am on my journey.

Be patient with yourself while on this journey. This is not a crash course your on. Remember, your trying to undo a life time of programing and it can't be done over night! You can however experience brief moments of being present that will become more frequent and constant. In this way we're able to dissolve our ego that is most destructive to our selves.
When your in the state of presence there is no outside "noise" dictating what to think or how to think.
Not sure what page your on in the book. As you read highlite that which you don't understand with one colour then use another colour for the things that make sense to you. Then you are able to ask questions that will help you on your journey. This is a book that needs at least a couple of reads.

See yourself as a child that is just beginning to discover the world around you for the first time. One without labels and without purpose. That is being in the moment, I am!

Cheers
Christine

Hello my name CC , my Aha moment came years ago aswell when my mother died, I said oh God who will I talk to about the things you my mom and I shared. I being young thought that me and my mom where the only ones who thought this way. and then God sent into my life by a interesting experience the book the power within. THE POWER WITHIN writen by Connie Mendez which is also hard to find due to the fact it is most of the time found in Spanish, WOW I still get that Aha Moment when I thaink about it. I did not feel so all alone. and was very Aha that other people thought and knew what I thought was just between me and my mother and God.

i have no close friends, but now i have thousands including Oprah and Eckahart Tolle!!!!!!!!!!!! whoohoo!

You always have you.
You have to be your own best friend in this world.
All the rest of us are just BONUS!!

:o)

It's super sweet making friends here! I am responding to the replies.

This is a feel-good thread!!! Can I offer friendship to anyone who needs it as well? I am also new and looking to take the journey. When I was reading the book, I thought of the ego as like an ex-boyfriend who tries to sweet talk you and tell you what you want to hear, when what you need to hear is that you are better off without him. Friends are exactly what we NEED in moments like these.