Over the last couple weeks I have been literally suction cupped to two fabulous new books. I am a huge reader and though I haven’t had the time recently, I had to make an exception for these mind blowing reads. Eat Pray Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert, and Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth, rocked my world and opened my eyes to the power of living life in the moment.
Mindfulness, or being present, is an idea I write about frequently because it’s the only way I have found to really experience and enjoy life. As much as I try to live mindfully, it’s challenging at times. I find myself swallowed in thoughts and overwhelmed a lot of the time. Thanks to these two books, I’m inspired, actually ecstatic, about incorporating more meditation and “living in the now” into my life.
In Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert chronicles her journey around the world in her desperate attempt to find herself and purpose in life. I was given this book as a gift for Christmas and just got around to reading it. Every woman should read this book! If you’re looking for inspiration this is the ticket. Gilbert is hilarious, witty, and above all spiritually insightful.
Eckhart Tollee, on the other hand, follows up his #1 New York Times Best Seller The Power of Now, with A New Earth: Awakening To Your Life’s Purpose. Oprah jumped on this wonderful book taking Tolle’s philosophy and audience to new heights. In A New Earth, Eckhart expands on his powerful ideas of living “in the now” to show “how transcending our ego-based state of consciousness is not only essential to personal happiness, but also the key to ending conflict and suffering throughout the world.” After reading The Power of Now, I was eager to read Tolle’s latest and found it utterly awakening. This book will show and teach you how to successfully live mindfully!
I can’t recommend these books enough!
