(12.8.23) The Present....Dr. Spencer Johnson

Aug 21(Thu) ~ 23(Thr)

Recommended by 정회일 at his special lecture.
very thin book would be read less than 2 days. hope to get a lot of insight from this book like "Who moved my cheese"

 

After reading it,

 

Wow~~~~~ what a great book it is....

I was about to cry while reading it

this little and simplest book telling the most important thing in our life!

"LIFE TRIPOD"

 

I will place this book near me and keep reading it.  

The one I will recomment to my sons to read

 

what we should be forcusing at very now

----> the promise of the present

         The presnet, the best gift you can give yourself

         When you focus on what is right in the present moment, it makes you happier and gives you the needed energy and confidence

         The pain in the present , it will come and go.

         You create your own present by what you give your attention to today

 

What we should learn from the past

-----> It is hard to let goof the past, if you have not learned from the past

          Let go and move on

          Anytime you are unhappy in the present, it is time to learn from  the past

        or to help create the future.

        3 questions to learn to ask your self  

           1. What happened in the past?

           2. What did I learn from it?

           3. What can I do differently now? 

         Don't be too hard on you, you did the best you knew hot at that time

         You can not change the past, but you can learn from it.

 

what we have to prepare for the desiable future

------> Imagine what you hope and plan, do it

            Help create the future now.

            Do something Today to help it happen

 

 

 

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From the Kung Fu Panda

Yesterday is "history", tomorrow is "mystery", today is "gift"
that is why we call it the "present".

 

There is no secret.
If you believe it is special, it becomes special

 

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews From Amazon.com

 

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The Sequel to "The Precious Present" December 8, 2003

By Laurence Little

Format:Hardcover

 

I'm surprised that no one has noted that this is Spencer Johnson's follow-up to his classic 1984 book "The Precious Present". When I first saw this book in fact, I thought it was just a repackaging and renaming of the original.

But it is a new book that continues and expands the fable of the boy and the old man. I frequently still give "The Precious Present" as a gift to friends and loved-ones. Now I plan on giving those same people this new book, which deepens the message of the original book. I suggest you do the same - if the recipient appreciated the first book they will love this sequel too. There is also a convenient card included in "The Present" that contains a summary of the principles.

Some people complain that the message of this book is too simple. Rather than a negative, I see the simplicity as a powerful positive. Knowing something and actually doing it are two very different things. Who among us could not benefit from a simple reminder of the power of living and focusing in the present? To reinforce the message so that I actually live it rather than just know it, I try to reread the original book once a month (it is very short and takes less than 10 minutes).

I highly recommend both books.