Morning Prayer 22/100. Here and now
Here and now. Here. Now. Not there. Here. Not then. Now. Presence is a matter of time and space. Being present is a call to be here, now. Here and now. This place. This time. The here part is about mindfulness. Being conscious of the environment, the situation, the surroundings — even to the minutia. […]
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Morning Prayer 21/100. Enthusiasm
Nothing great was every achieved without enthusiasm. (Ralph Waldo Emerson) Enthusiasm is such a powerful word. Its Greek root is enthous which means inspired. That originated from en + theos, meaning in + god, or God within. So does your enthusiasm come to you from its outside source, such as a hobby, a learning opportunity, a spiritual […]
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Morning Prayer 20/100. Gratitude
If you don’t know the language of gratitude, you’ll not be on speaking terms with happiness. (Unknown source) Meister Eckhardt said that if “Thank you!” is the only prayer one ever says, that will be enough. I’m delighted to be discovering/uncovering more and more ways to be aware of my gratitude. That means in turn […]
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Morning Prayer 16/100. Interruptions
Interruptions happen. This morning after meditating and as I was writing in my prayer journal, I listened to Flute Meditation Radio on Pandora. Free Pandora. Suddenly a voice that could have been from ’70s A.M. radio was selling hot tubs in my ear. That interruption snapped my attention from the spiritual to the human worldly. Unavoidable because […]
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