In 2008, a friend asked me to buy this book and read it with her. She never did follow up, but I read the whole thing and learned some things, but also felt frustrated by the way he got to have a revelation in the night, just as C.S. Lewis got his during a bike ride, and Leslie D. Whitehead (author of "The Christian Agnostic") saw a glorious light illuminating everyone on the train, and suddenly, he feels great love for everyone...
For all the prisoners, bedridden invalids, exiles, and sad people everywhere, I had to save this cartoon that summed up my feeling about Giving Thanks Always (Corrie Ten Boom, "The Hiding Place"), trusting that all is well and all shall be well (St. Julian of Norwich) ....

"Will you shut up with the stupid quotes from that stupid book?!"

But don't get me wrong - the power of the MIND to influence outcomes -
I know Tolle is right, and we can rethink our outlook on life, and be more positive, and all that.

We can drop negativity!
All problems are illusions of the mind

So, my sister murdered at 18, the neighbor dead in a car wreck at age three (his mom collided with her sister-in-law close to home) ... the tragedies that inspire opera, great fiction, and new religions...

The first time I read the book, I hated it. Recently my son mentioned it, so I revisited it, and found myself wishing I had internalized the message to DETACH, to overcome negativity, to ...

Oh the books I've read, oh the good messages I've wanted to internalize, but didn't.

Thanks for the review!