If not now, when?

On a big ride with Charlie yesterday, I began listening to "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle. I know it's sinking in with the right message when:

Last night at Border's, H & I were looking at the Klutz kits and thinking of the ones we used to have; the ones Hannah used to have. He looked at me and asked are you gonna cry in the bookstore? I looked right back and said I can't very well be fully present in the Now if I'm sad and thinking about the past, can I? and he smiled the biggest smile I've seen in a long time It's a present mom, that's why it's The Present.

I've got a funny connection to Mr. Tolle, he's been dancing around my consciousness for a long while... NOW seems to be the perfect time for me to hear what he has to say (in his fabulous Freud-invoking accent!). Oak is my friend. He's just like his name, a big ol' strong log. Huge, even. He spent one year at a Zen monastery as a participant, volunteer, then staff member. His second year there, he was in the forest, silent. When he came out of his seclusion, the first human he encountered was Master Tolle!
It is the perfect time for me to hear the inspiring words, the message of "nothing else exists but right now" I'm sure I'll be throwing out quotes as I listen again and again and allow my mind to quiet and the messages to resonate in my soul ♥