IV.  Living Fully in the Moment

The Art of Everyday Ecstasy: The Seven Tantric Keys for Bringing Passion, Spirit and Joy Into Every Part of Your Life, Margot Anand, 1998.  If you're ready to experience bliss every day, it's time to read this book. It will inspire you to nourish yourself and your relationships - body, mind, heart, and spirit -- and to cultivate a healing, balanced, sexually healthy, passionate lifestyle. One of my all-time favorite books.

Magic Moments: A Busy Woman's Guide to Forgotten Pleasures, Kim Goad, 1997.  This simple book is packed with ideas to inspire and encourage us to find the magic in and around us all. Fulfillment happens in the present moment!!!

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff--and it's all small stuff,  Richard Carlson, Ph.D., 1997.  If you're overwhelmed with life, this little book will calm your senses. Full of powerful remedies and ideas to make your actions more peaceful and caring.

Who Moved My Cheese?, Spencer Johnson, 1998. Change can be a blessing or a curse, depending on your perspective. The message of Who Moved My Cheese? is that all can come to see it as a blessing, if they understand the nature of cheese and the role it plays in their lives.

The Power of Now : A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment, Eckhart Tolle, 1999. Ekhart Tolle's message is simple: living in the now is the truest path to happiness and enlightenment. And while this message may not seem stunningly original or fresh, Tolle's clear writing, supportive voice, and enthusiasm make this an excellent manual for anyone who's ever wondered what exactly "living in the now" means.

Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations, and Exercises from The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle, 1999. In The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle shared the enlightenment he himself experienced after a startling personal transformation. This book extracts the essence of his teachings about how to free oneself from enslavement to the mind.

Stillness Speaks, Eckhart Tolle, 1999. In Stillness Speaks, best-selling author Eckhart Tolle illuminates the fundamental elements of his teaching, addressing the needs of the modern seeker by drawing from all spiritual traditions. At the core of the book is what the author calls "the state of presence," a living in the "now" that is both intensely inspirational and practical.