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. . . Action Always Happens In The Present, Because It Is An Expression Of The Body, Which Can Only Exist In The Here And Now. But The Mind Is Like A Phantom That Lives Only In The Past Or Future. It's Only Power Over You Is To Draw Your Attention Our Of The Present.

My Parents Were Only One Part Of My Lineage. I Also Met A Number Of Mentors, One Of Whom I Nicknamed "socrates" After The Ancient Greek, And Wrote About In My First Book, Way Of The Peaceful Warrior. That Book Emerged In 1980, As A Result Of Travels Around The World And Decades Of Preparation, Eventually Leading To 15 Other Books Written Over The Years, Culminating In My Newest Offering, The Four Purposes Of Life.

Book Ideas Are Like Planes, Lined Up To Approach The Runway. Some Never Leave The Gate, But Others Move Quickly To The Front Of The Line. It Was Like That With The Four Purposes. Honestly, I Cannot Remember The Moment I Had The Idea For The Book; Perhaps Because It Emerged Like A Green Shoot Emerging From The Soil Of My Subconscious. But It Seemed Important Enough To Begin The Flow Of Words That Eventually Shaped Themselves Into This New Book.

Masters Of One Art Have Mastered All Because They Have Mastered Themselves. With Dominion Over Both Mind And Muscle, They Demonstrate Power, Serenity, And Spirit. They Not Only Have Talent For Their Sport, They Have An Expanded Capacity For Life. The Experts Shine In The Competitive Arena; The Masters Shine Everywhere.

Sometimes Sorrow, Sometimes Joy. But Beneath It All Remember The Innate Perfection Of Your Life Unfolding. That Is The Secret Of Unreasonable Happiness.