The undeniable and magnificent power of now

Losing a loved one is the most significant test for embracing the now.

I lost my mother recently. Unexpected.

I won’t elaborate more on that event itself, but more about my experience from when it happened until a few days after.

It has everything to do with the power of now.

And it’s an incredible learning experience.

Coincidentally, or perhaps not if you don’t believe in coincidence, I was reading (listening to) the book Power of Now by Eckart Tolle at the moment of the event.

This quote was, for me, the greatest piece of awareness in the process.

“Nothing has happened in the past; it happened in the Now. Nothing will ever happen in the future; it will happen in the Now.” — Eckhart Tolle.

The day after, I had to drive from the Czech Republic to the Netherlands to be with my family and prepare.

Driving more than 800km was not something I was looking for with all the sadness I had inside.

It was the first important step in getting my head around the event.

Listening to the book while driving was a godsend. It forced me to think about the moment of now, about accepting what had happened, about embracing the process I…