Much has been written about the increasing pace of change and the complexity of challenges that we encounter every day. As we move from task to task, often juggling multiple tasks, time seems to evaporate in the exhaustion of "doing." In our work, play, our interactions with others, and the constant drone of electronic communication, our thoughts perpetuate the tug-of-war between events in our past and expectations of our future. Seldom do we allow ourselves to simply be in the present, open to whatever is occurring within and outside of us "now." Consequently, our reluctance (not our inability) to "stop and smell the roses" prevents us from realizing the full acceptance of ourselves, others and the myriad experiences that occur to us. This book explores the essence of being in the present and its relevance to all manifestations of acceptance. Over the course of this book we will explore acceptance as a way of thinking, feeling and behaving. As the critical elements in the... Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге Acceptance (Wallace J. Kahn)