Alchemist

“Become an Alchemist. Transmute base metal into gold, suffering into conscientiousness, disaster into enlightenment.”

Eckhart Tolle – The Power of Now Journal.

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June 10, 2024

Over the years, my life has seen billions of changes. I have greeted these changes with various responses: disappointment, fear, anxiety, on the negative side, and excitement, relief, hope, and positivity. There would be too many to mention on both spectrums.

The more important aspect is this: I never saw these changes through a philosophical lens. In other words, I did not think about what I could gain from the particular change in my circumstances when they came about.

Regarding my negative responses, I would ask, “Why me? What have I done to deserve this? What will I do now? Is this situation the last thing I want to happen to me right now?

This behavior continued until I began to look at the changes in my life as an opportunity, even though I could not see over the hill in front of me. This attitude was all before ET entered my life. Enter the philosophical approach. Now, I look at all changes in my life with this viewpoint: Can I do anything about the situation? If the answer is yes, then I’d do it. If it is ‘no,’ I accept the change because I am now an alchemist. I transmute the change into a golden solution. I turn suffering into consciousness, disaster into enlightenment. I love this philosophy, my lifestyle embraces it. This philosophy never fails. In both cases, action or acceptance, I come out right. It’s a win-win.

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Until our next meeting

Love and blessings

Peter-James Pienaar

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[1] Eckhart Tolle The Power of Now journal

Please Note:

Earlier parts of this series can be found here.

You will have noticed in this series that I reference “The Power of Now Journal – Eckhart Tolle.” The Power of Now Journal is just that: a journal whose pages are not numbered. The commentary you read on this page is a record of my personal experience arising from Eckhart’s comments on the relevant pages of the journal. With its dynamic wisdom, this beautifully printed book is available from Amazon. I feel confident that if you have read my piece, you will enjoy this delightful journal, even if you don’t usually keep or never have kept a journal.

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[1] The Power of Now Journal – Eckhart Tolle

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