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Real Moments: Discover the Secret for True Happiness

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Before reading this book, this weekend, I had listened nearly 10 years ago to the "Real Moments" tape. In fact, in 1994, I bought many of Barbara DeAngelis' tape programs.

But I had never read her books, until now, because I was and am eternally grateful for what I have learned, and where I have arrived, as a result of Barbara putting herself out there for all of us to grow from.

In the book, as in Barbara's tapes, she provides so many life examples that expand upon her messages to her audience.

In my notes from nearly 10 years ago, I listed what real moments meant to me, and how I would live real moments - I certainly have grown since then.

And now, having written all over my book, as I recognize that I am further along on my journey to make a difference, here is some of what I see as having real moments;

Real Moments Are:
· Fully being here, now
· Realizing what they gift of now is
· Finding those parts of ourselves that we lost
· Moving deeply into your pain, rather than away from it
· Nourishing your hungry spirit
· Truly empathizing with your interlocutor
· Developing the skill of enjoying where you are now (happiness)
· Knowing that your life has meaning
· Filling yourself up with love and meaning
· Dong something with complete attention, and without any distractions
· Remembering what really matters
· Fully paying attention to the person you are in conversation with, while you ask yourself, "What does he or she need from me, right now?"

· Learning the power of "No," as a complete sentence.
· Putting life in perspective
· You becoming yourself, not what others expect of you
· Just being, without having to perform
· Fully breathing your breaths
· Conducting your rituals
· Expressing your gratitude to yourself, someone else, or to something
· Practicing one random act of kindness
· Celebrating the birth of the person you have become, as a result of your choices
· Silently walking with the person you love
· Accepting your aloneness as being with yourself
· Encouraging children to keep journals; and writing the journals for the children who haven't learned to write, yet
· Seeking out children as your teachers in your life, because they remind you of what you have given away of yourself
· Truly surrendering to your emotional and physical wounds
· Choosing "being" over "doing"
· Offer attention, affection and appreciation everywhere you go, everyday
· Loving
· Sharing your deepest fears and wildest dreams with a compassionate listener
· Sharing cherished experiences
· Having a belly laugh with someone else
· Throwing a party to celebrate someone's life who is still alive, as opposed to after that person is dead
· Truly greeting the sun
· Breathing more deeply, every moment
· Smiling at someone, without wanting anything back
· Seeing the soul behind someone else's eyes
· Focusing upon the question, "Who am I?"

Thank you Barbara DeAngelis, for teaching me many years ago to write my truths, so that I can more deeply celebrate how I have grown.

I read this book several years ago when it was in hardback. I have given it to friends also. 'Real Moments' was a great start in my own search for spirituality. I found the book so informative and so very important - keeping yourself in the moment by paying attention to the now. Opening not only your eyes but also your heart, mind and spirit --- your soul.

From reading 'Disappointed's' review and can tell that the point was totally missed.

'Real Moments' is a basic explanation of life and how to appreciate what you have day to day and how not to loose it because your mind is hung up on things in the past or things you desire for the future. Attention, attention, attention.... make yourself aware yourself and what you have in your own life.

Excellent book -- I also have the audio tapes and still listen to them over and over again.

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Real Moments is a wise, compassionate book of genuine wisdom to take the moment we are in and create what we are here to do, or what we love in order to live a life filled with inner peace and happiness.

There are many wonderful quotes from Barbara DeAngelis spread throughout the book that alone are worth this books price.
From work, to difficult times, love relationships, creating sacred spaces, acts of kindness, and family this book cover how to use inner reflection and silence to hear your own inner voice, and honor how you feel in the moment.

Highly recommended for anyone who lives life primarily angry, frustrated, stressed out and sick of it all. This wonderful book will help you turn that around.
Barbara Rose, author of "Stop Being the String Along: A Relationship Guide to Being THE ONE" and 'If God Was Like Man'
Editor of inspire! magazine

Barbara DeAngelis takes you on a journey into the heart and soul of daily living. She reminds us that no moment is ordinary. Each moment is filled with sacredness and joy. Thank You, Barbara DeAngelis, for reminding us to value each day we live. -- Samuel Oliver, author of WHAT THE DYING TEACH US: LESSONS ON LIVING.

Barbara DeAngelis does a wonderful job of helping you understand how to make your present life more meaningful and happy by having more "real moments." By opening up about her own life and experiences, she helps you to understand how to be more present, appreciate and pay close attention to what is going on in your life which can cause you to have more moments of deep meaning and joy. I also agreed with her point that how you think and react to a situation you are in instead of changing the actual situation can have a dramatic effect on your life. Well worth the read.

I am definitely a fan of Barbara De Angelis, and in Real Moments, she does not disappoint. Dr. De Angelis provides a combination of insights into our frenzy of consumerism and busyness from both her PhD perspective and richly interwoven with many examples from her personal life that frankly, many Western women can relate to, and certainly many men.

Barbara, as ever, provides practical helps throughout her book, and in the case of Real Moments, these are often self-reflective questions to ask ourselves and mull over. These are not a series of quick action step questions, certainly more spiritually reflective. Barbara's own spirit shines through in a manner which readers with different faith backgrounds will mostly be able to incorporate and use whatever their faith practice is.

So many of us are fans of her books on Love and Relationships. Real Moments is about being present here now more often in our lives so that we can truly enjoy the joy of our love relationships. I highly recommend it.

I bought this book about ten years ago and i loved it then! I ended up giving it to a co-worker because I thought he needed it and I never got it back.

I love to collect books, so i decided that I needed to order another copy for my library. How could I have waited so long to re-buy this book??? It is the perfect reading material to get you focused on the life around you and what you have created for yourself. It is also an excellent reread over and over. And, if you just need a quick pick-me-up, just look in the book and you will find just what you need for that particular moment.

Real Moments sumed up in five words: Stop and Smell the Roses - This is the theme of this book.

I first purchased this book back in the early 90s. Recently I picked it up again and decided to send to our new daughter in law and son. I hope they will read it. Now I am replacing my copy to reread often, and share with my husband! (Thankfully Amazon can supply it.)

Enjoyed the book, really like the author.