Stressful energy arises when you think some future moment is more important than the present moment, and the doing becomes only a means to an end.
Eckhart TolleWhat you encounter at your destination once you get there depends on the quality of this one step. Another way of putting it: What the future holds for you depends on your state of consciousness now.
Eckhart TolleWhenever you meet anybody, it is a holy encounter. The primary event is the energy field of presence between you and the other human being that arises. You enjoy it. There is deep joy in the meeting.
Eckhart TolleThe characters get challenged. Through getting challenged, the character arrives at insights or discovers potentials that he or she didn't know they had.
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