The Power of Now with Michelle Hold

Michelle Hold is an award-winning, internationally renowned abstract artist who was so inspired by The Power of Now, she painted her response to the book and held an art show dedicated to it. She discussed the book on the Book Insights Podcast. Here are some of her insights:

Books, music and spirituality influence Michelle's painting. She says The Power of Now describes exactly how she paints.

"Tolle is telling you to stay in this moment right now. Get lost in it."

"When I paint, for me world doesn't exist. This is exactly what he describes. In this moment there is nothing more important than the thing you're doing."

"We all try to overcome pain in some way. Pain can be because of feeling unsuccessful. But a way to get there is to accept the way things are right now. When you look back, every pain and difficulty brings you further on."

"Surrender helps in every step of your day....Surrender and enjoyment. Take time every hour to consciously enjoy the moment. Your day will seem longer and you seem to have more time, because time in the end is just something we make in our mind."

"I'm learning from my 4 year old grand daughter. I can watch her and see how she's never thinking about what happens after or when she's finished. No, she's just doing it."

"Having to achieve, to run and go is just the world distracting us from the present moment. I am a mother of 2, a house and business to run, but it seems like sometimes we're running away from the essence of what life is."

"We were trained to have fear. I think this is something we have to get rid of. Don't be fearful, you have everything inside of you."

"The Power of Now is classic... You can go back and read it again and read something else in it. This book is for everyone at any stage of development."