Morning Prayer 30/100. Here and now.
Here and now — this place at this instant — is reality. Nothing else is. Here and now can be very hard to stay in. What happened 5 minutes ago was reality then. The turkey and cheese sandwich I made then is still reality, sitting here on the desk beside my laptop. However, the act of […]
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Morning Prayer 29/100. Being grounded
Being grounded began early this morning. I set out to run before sunrise. I was immediately conscious of the ground. The rhythm of my footfall sounding solidly against the asphalt. I was thankful to have firm ground to run on. To walk on, to stand on at other times, for that matter. Crossing a side street, I was freshly […]
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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 19/100. I don’t know
I don’t know. Three of the hardest words for a Westerner to say. I don’t know. Three of the most meaningful words for anyone to say. I don’t know for sure. But I’m thinking that admitting I don’t know, that I don’t have all the answers, that I don’t have even one answer is probably […]