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Let Go and Live in the Now: Awaken the Peace, Power, and Happiness in Your Heart
That chronic, nagging sense of discontent, that sneaky feeling that something is missing from life, that secret yearning for "something more" can all be healed. In Let Go and Live in the Now, best-selling author Guy Finley brings the great Wisdom Teachings of centuries past into our lives in an intimate, accessible way. Each chapter of Let Go and Live in the Now tackles a hurt that keeps us from experiencing inner peace and happiness. Every chapter includes a brief essay and a contemporary teaching story followed by exercises to help readers incorporate the teaching into everyday life. Each chapter ends with "Ask the Masters," a question-and-answer format with such historical and modern-day spiritual masters as Buddha, St. Augustine, G.I. Gurdjieff, Henry David Thoreau, Peter Matthiessen, and Jeanne Guyon. "It only seems as though there's something more important for you to do than just quietly be yourself," writes Guy Finley. Imagined heavens never last, but eternal principles empower readers to live in "the now." From the first story of Katie, her broken heart, and the doctor who shows her how to heal it to the very last lesson of Paul who relocates himself from the city to the country and still can't see "the forest for the trees," readers see themselves in these eloquent retellings of ancient spiritual principles.
- GenresSelf HelpNonfiction
198 pages, Paperback
First published September 30, 2004
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About the author
Guy Finley
248 books84 followersBEST-SELLING "LETTING GO" author Guy Finley's encouraging and accessible message is one of the true bright lights in our world today. His ideas go straight to the heart of our most important personal and social issues -- relationships, success, addiction, stress, peace, happiness, freedom -- and lead the way to a higher life.
Finley is the acclaimed author of The Secret of Letting Go, The Essential Laws of Fearless Living and 35 other major works that have sold over a million copies in 18 languages worldwide. In addition, he has presented over 4,000 unique self-realization seminars to thousands of grateful students throughout North America and Europe over the past 25 years and has been a guest on over 400 television and radio shows, including appearances on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, NPR and many others. He is a member of the faculty of the Omega Institute and a daily contributor to Beliefnet.
Finley is Director of Life of Learning Foundation, the non-profit self-realization school in Merlin, Oregon, and his popular Key Lesson e-mails are read each week by 200,000 subscribers in 142 countries. His work is widely endorsed by doctors, business professionals, celebrities, and religious leaders of all denominations.
Guy's career reached this point through a circuitous path. Born into a successful show business family, he is the son of Late-Night TV and radio pioneer Larry Finley. His childhood friends were the sons and daughters of the most famous celebrities in the world. As a young man Guy enjoyed success in a number of areas including composing award-winning music for many popular recording artists including Diana Ross, The Jackson 5, Billy Preston, The Four Seasons, as well as writing the scores for several motion pictures and TV shows. From 1970-1979 he wrote and recorded his own albums under the Motown and RCA recording labels.
Throughout his youth, Guy suspected there was more to life than the type of worldly success that led to the emptiness and frustration he saw among his own "successful" friends and colleagues. In 1979, after travels throughout North America, India and the Far East in search of truth and Higher Wisdom, Guy voluntarily retired from his flourishing music career in order to simplify his life and to concentrate on deeper self-studies.
In addition to his writing and appearance schedule, Guy presents four inner-life classes each week at Life of Learning Foundation in Merlin, Oregon. These classes are ongoing and open to the public. Click here for more details about Guy's ongoing talks.
“Guy Finley is... one of the leading experts at the forefront of human potential.”
- Nightingale Conant
“Guy Finley's books are essential guides for positive living and achieving your maximum potential!”
- Suzanne Somers
“There is something profoundly healing in the way Guy Finley talks to us, as if he understands what we have gone through and what we are now capable of.”
- Hugh Prather
Author of Notes to Myself
Finley is the acclaimed author of The Secret of Letting Go, The Essential Laws of Fearless Living and 35 other major works that have sold over a million copies in 18 languages worldwide. In addition, he has presented over 4,000 unique self-realization seminars to thousands of grateful students throughout North America and Europe over the past 25 years and has been a guest on over 400 television and radio shows, including appearances on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, NPR and many others. He is a member of the faculty of the Omega Institute and a daily contributor to Beliefnet.
Finley is Director of Life of Learning Foundation, the non-profit self-realization school in Merlin, Oregon, and his popular Key Lesson e-mails are read each week by 200,000 subscribers in 142 countries. His work is widely endorsed by doctors, business professionals, celebrities, and religious leaders of all denominations.
Guy's career reached this point through a circuitous path. Born into a successful show business family, he is the son of Late-Night TV and radio pioneer Larry Finley. His childhood friends were the sons and daughters of the most famous celebrities in the world. As a young man Guy enjoyed success in a number of areas including composing award-winning music for many popular recording artists including Diana Ross, The Jackson 5, Billy Preston, The Four Seasons, as well as writing the scores for several motion pictures and TV shows. From 1970-1979 he wrote and recorded his own albums under the Motown and RCA recording labels.
Throughout his youth, Guy suspected there was more to life than the type of worldly success that led to the emptiness and frustration he saw among his own "successful" friends and colleagues. In 1979, after travels throughout North America, India and the Far East in search of truth and Higher Wisdom, Guy voluntarily retired from his flourishing music career in order to simplify his life and to concentrate on deeper self-studies.
In addition to his writing and appearance schedule, Guy presents four inner-life classes each week at Life of Learning Foundation in Merlin, Oregon. These classes are ongoing and open to the public. Click here for more details about Guy's ongoing talks.
“Guy Finley is... one of the leading experts at the forefront of human potential.”
- Nightingale Conant
“Guy Finley's books are essential guides for positive living and achieving your maximum potential!”
- Suzanne Somers
“There is something profoundly healing in the way Guy Finley talks to us, as if he understands what we have gone through and what we are now capable of.”
- Hugh Prather
Author of Notes to Myself
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September 16, 2011
I am fortunate enough to live in the same general area of the country as Guy, and so I get to go hear him speak every week. And I believe I've read all of his works; as well as listened to dozens of his informal talks; so I am very well acquainted with his work.
I can tell you that this work is timeless. It's my favorite book of his and well worth the effort if you take your time and slowly and deeply digest these ideas. Frankly, it's life changing.
I can tell you that this work is timeless. It's my favorite book of his and well worth the effort if you take your time and slowly and deeply digest these ideas. Frankly, it's life changing.
March 18, 2013
The right book
At the right time
is a beautiful thing.
I had this book on my shelf for over 2 years before I cracked it. I read it after an incredibly difficult year. It spoke to the challenge of letting life's difficulties and anchors go. I have since gone out and bought a few more of his books. They are positive and I found them very helpful if you are struggling. Good stuff.
At the right time
is a beautiful thing.
I had this book on my shelf for over 2 years before I cracked it. I read it after an incredibly difficult year. It spoke to the challenge of letting life's difficulties and anchors go. I have since gone out and bought a few more of his books. They are positive and I found them very helpful if you are struggling. Good stuff.
July 7, 2012
I have so much to learn and so much to grow! This book is filled with pearls. Too many to pick up my first read through, so I will have to go back and re-read often. Important and helpful!
April 2, 2015
The principles will transform your life. Now is all we have, and it's a Wonder Full place to be. It isn't weird "woo woo" stuff, it's practical psychology.
September 27, 2016
Excellent book! I've reread it several times.
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