THE BOOK, THE POWER OF PRESENCE

FINDING CALM, CLARITY, AND MEANING IN EVERYDAY LIFE

Walter Doyle Staples, PhD

Being and seeing facilitate caring, sharing, and daring.

Did you know?

It was a star-lit night. A gentle breeze was singing a love song. Then suddenly 300 million sperm cells from your dad washed over 70,000 egg cells in your mom, and bingo, there you were! What were the odds of you winning this race? One in four trillion. Q1: Did you know?

The instant you were conceived, about 95 billion “things” about you were predetermined, all of them without your consent. It’s the result of nature and nurture, meaning the DNA you got from your mom and dad, and the effect of your upbringing to age 12. Q2: Did you know?

The universe you showed up in is well beyond human comprehension. There are two trillion galaxies. Our galaxy, the Milky Way, has 100 to 200 billion planets and about 100 billion stars. Q3: Did you know?

Stardust. Molecules. Atoms. Matter or “stuff” makes up very little of our physical world. In fact, only 0.0000000000000000000042 percent. The rest is simply empty space, whatever that is. Q4: Did you know?

Your mind is doing your thinking for you about 99.99% of the time. It’s nature and nurture doing the work they always do, telling you what to think, believe and do, as well as how to feel. Q5: Did you know?

Well, now you know!