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The Precious Present

	The Precious Present Spencer Md Johnson Doubleday, 1984 - 80 pages average customer review:based on 46 reviews view larger image
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The Present - By Spencer Johnson M.D.

The Present tackles issues that take us, mere mortals, by our horns.

The book is actually an eye-opener on the fact that we, all of us, spend our lives, pondering over petty things, or big things, that never happened in the Past or might happen in the Future. According to the book, our life is like a camera placed on a tripod. The three legs of the tripod represent:

The Present

The Past &

The Future

While it is important that we never forget the past, it is also important that we do not make ourselves sick by worrying about the unknown Future and the long-gone Past. The Present that any person can get is to live in the Present moment, cherish the Present moment. 'Coz the Present moment after a while will become the Past.

How True!

I always do these mistakes myself. It was like a slap on my face when I read these words. I brood over the Past and think about the mistakes I did and cry over spilt milk. However what I should do is I should live in the Present, live for the Present wholly and completely and not waste the moment that is NOW!

So here is the review:

The Present is about being Present in the Present and treating it as a Present. Live for the moment and plan for the future so that the Future is no more scary and uncertain. This should be done after learning from any mistakes done in the Past. Learn from mistakes done in the Past and forget them. Also if possible forgive people who were involved in the Past. This helps you to lessen your burden and you tend to carry a lighter load on your Back Heart Chakra!

In the long run you save yourself a couple of thousand dollars in Doctor's bills. Do yourself a help. Read the Present and pass it on to people you care about.

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A Gift for Yourself!

First introduced to me by a friend, The Precious Present is such a wonderful gift to give yourself. It's short, but don't dismiss it because of that. Read it out loud to yourself, or read it aloud to someone you love, especially if they are hurting. This book is very healing.

Wonderful Modern Day Parable for a Better Life ...

This book first called out to me from it's bookshelf as I walked by it in my local bookstore about a decade ago. I wasn't looking for a self help book, or a inspirational book, that day ... but for some reason the book just wouldn't let me walk past it. So I picked it up and started reading. And I read the whole book right there in the aisle of the bookstore (it's a quick read). It was so moving it brought a small tear to my eye before I finished reading.

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." ~ Leonardo da Vinci

Yes, this is a simple book. Simple enough for a child to read yet profound enough for a sage to cherish. If your life seems to have lost it's meaning and joy ... this book may be just the answer to your problems.

In this book author Spenser Johnson (the co-author of the best-selling "One Minute Manager", and other popular self-help books) addresses both our material and spiritual needs. This is his classic fable of a young boy in search of the "Precious Present" -- the gift with the power to make whoever receives it happy forever ... and of the wise old man who speaks of this wonderful present in parables and
leaves it up to the boy to discover for himself what it is and how it can be found.

Take a good look at your life ... if you are constantly living in the past or worrying about the future (and thereby missing out on today ... and who of us isn't these days) then this book could change your life! Let this book show you how to LIVE HERE and LIVE NOW ... for when you do you will live life to the fullest ... and return to the joy you once had for life, back in your childhood days.

This book should be kept close at hand and re-read whenever you find yourself forgetting to LIVE in the PRECIOUS PRESENT for unfortunately the pressures of modern day society tend to slowly take us away from this practice even when we have found it to be beneficial ... so a gentle reminding of what we already know is needed from time to time.

When I first read this book I was not familiar with any of Spencer Johnson's other books. In the years since, I have read many of Johnson's other writings. Johnson has a way of putting self improvement into simple, easy, enjoyable stories that can be read whenever you need reminding of what might be causing your day to day problems. But as good as many of Johnson's other books are ... this one has long remained my FAVORITE. If you've enjoyed Johnson's other books this is a must read ... and ... if you haven't read any of Spenser Johnson's books before than start by reading this book ... you'll fall in love with this writer of modern day parables for a better life.

Like Spenser Johnson says in this book ..."the precious present is not something that someone gives you. It is something that you give to yourself." So treat yourself to this book ... you'll be glad you did.

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The Precious Present

Like "The Giving Tree", "The Precious Present" is a simply-written, profound, must-have life-lesson resource that you will refer to over and over again. It teaches all ages, from toddler to the aged, on so many levels.

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