The Importance of Being in the Moment

 When so much is happening and we’re all busy, we often spend so much time thinking about what’s next that we don’t appreciate where we are at the moment. Learning to be where you are and give whoever you’re with your full attention is the secret in this book.

This book is very family centered in the prologue the author tells his daughter that the most important thing is family and being able to count on your family no matter what happens. Things will go wrong. That’s a given in life, but the important thing is to accept that it happened and move forward. Giving in to despair is not an option.

I enjoyed this book. This principles are very solid. If you can follow them at least most of the time you can have a successful life. I enjoyed the many stories told by people both famous and not, and I particularly liked the focus on family and the Christian background.

This book is well worth reading, as we emerge for a year of enforced quiet and being at home. Our busy lives will take us over again, but if you can remember some of these principles life may feel a little easier.

I received this book from St Martin’s Press for this review.