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The overview effect in some way is simply washing away ego, turning away from greed and hatred, and seeing ourselves and our world with the eyes of reality, of care, love, truth, and wisdom. It provides perspective and puts truth and lies into greater clarity.
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My Mom Made It to 100—Here’s What She Taught Me About Life, Health, and Staying Young at Heart
I used to joke that my mother had a secret deal with time itself. While others her age slowed down, she kept going—strong, sharp, and full of life. And then, one day, we celebrated her 100th birthday. A century. One hundred years of laughter, resilience, and wisdom.
I often wondered—what was her secret? Was it genetics? Luck? Or was she just built differently, like an old oak tree that refuses to bend to the storm?
A Life Well Lived
She grew up in an era without convenience foods, screens, or stress that never switched off. Her medicine? Whole foods, fresh air, and movement woven into daily life. She walked everywhere, ate meals made from scratch, and never once counted calories—yet somehow, she thrived.
But her real secret? She never let age define her.
I remember when she was 85, and I suggested she “take it easy.” She looked at me, laughing, and said,
"If I stop moving, I stop living. And I’m not done yet."
Lessons From 100 Years of Living
- Move Like Your Life Depends On It—Because It Does
She didn’t “exercise” in the way we think of it today. But she walked. She gardened. She stretched. She stayed active not to live longer, but to live better. - Eat Real Food—Not Just to Fill Your Stomach, But to Nourish Your Soul
She never followed a diet, but she ate whole, healing foods—the kind that kept her body strong and her mind sharp. - Laugh, Love, and Let Go
Stress? She had plenty. But she never let it live rent-free in her mind. She forgave easily, found joy in the small things, and believed that worrying only borrowed trouble from tomorrow. - Never Stop Being Curious
At 95, she asked me how to use a smartphone. At 98, she read about ancient healing foods. She never stopped learning, never stopped growing.
The Real Secret to Longevity
Looking at her on her 100th birthday, surrounded by generations of love, I realized something:
She didn’t just live long—she lived well.
And maybe that’s the secret. Not chasing youth, but embracing life. Not fearing age, but filling each day with purpose.
If you ever wonder how to live a life full of vitality, strength, and joy—take a page from my mother’s story. Nourish your body, move with intention, and never stop finding reasons to laugh.
She made it to 100. And she made it count.
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When I picked up Eckhart Tolle’s The Power of Now, I sat down in the book store, and not in a chair.
Until that moment, I’d been involved in a complicated path-tradition and didn’t realize how befuddled I’d become.
Tolle’s teachings woke me up instantly - they’re that powerful and clear.
“Waking up” doesn’t mean one has reached a transcendent state of enlightenment.
It means to understand well enough to know up from down.
Ludwig Wittgenstein defined “understanding” as being able to say: “Now I know how to go on.”
This is what Eckhart Tolle did for me.
Tolle’s teachings articulate the core of Christianity, Advaita Vedanta, Zen Buddhism, and Stoicism.
All problems are illusions of the mind. - Eckhart Tolle
Situations abound, but problems are mental creations.
We can either do something about a situation or we can’t.
Either way, there’s no problem.
We create problems by creating a person who has problems.
What really exists is eternal Presence alone.
Tolle encourages us to turn within, toward the ever-present, thought-free, natural state of Presence which is absolute stillness and peace.
This simple practice isn’t easy, but with perseverance we will find it much easier than all the useless and unmanageable burdens we’ve been carrying around.
Peace isn’t something we have to find or manufacture.
Peace is our genuine nature.
When we return our attention to the present moment, we are home.
The present moment is called “the present” because it is defined by our Presence.
The present is our encounter with the (genuine) Self.
You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level. - Eckhart Tolle
Tolle’s teachings are beautifully suited to the modern world, and his words are an introduction to the other teachers you named.
I don’t mean to suggest the other teachers are not suited to the modern world.
But Tolle is an exceptionally clear, contemporary teacher who is popular because he is good.
People don’t realize that now is all there ever is; there is no past or future except as memory or anticipation in your mind. - Eckhart Tolle
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