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Hi Esther,
Good that you are already reading/following Eckhart Tolle’s teachings on Presence.
In the book ‘The Power of Now’ Eckhart has written that instead of worrying about the hundreds of things we can or should be doing we should learn to focus on the one thing we can do now. It might very well be that planning is the one thing that you can do now.
Below links could help to give some clarity.
How to Plan for the Future When You’re Focused on the Present
(http://www.oprah.com/own-a-new-earth/how-to-plan-for-the-future-when-youre-focused-on-the-present-video_2)
Eckhart Tolle on Balancing Presence with Planning
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk1R0fYRLFE)
(https://www.marieforleo.com/2013/10/present-plan-future/)
Best Wishes,
VJ