Expressing Peace. Peace Mantra. 22.

A peace mantra can be  a powerfully peaceful addition to meditation. Not necessary but potentially a plus. Do you meditate with a mantra? Mantra is thought to mean “mind protector.” Perhaps a mantra protects the mind from following distracting thoughts when one meditates. If I’ve meditated 25 years, perhaps I’ve used 25 mantras. Not necessarily […]

Posted on September 4, 2014 at 11:52 am by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Expressing Peace. Instant Praying. 21.

Here’s a recipe for Instant Praying. When you feel up a tree and out on a limb, or out to sea and in over your head, or backed into a corner and up against a wall, there are plenty of recommendations for calming down. Praying is the best recommendation. Praying brings peace. Better than taking a deep breath. Better than […]

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Expressing Peace. Praying. 16.

To talk here about the peace I feel when I pray may be “preaching to the choir.” And to reinforce the peace I feel after I’ve prayed may be to say, “Let’s hear it again!” Yet this morning I experienced powerful connections among my meditation, the praying that followed, and the journaling that followed that. I want to share […]

Posted on August 29, 2014 at 11:43 am by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Expressing Peace. Finished Chore. 11.

The wonderful peace of a finished chore or task. The satisfaction that it no longer awaits being done. The relief that even though there’s a definite “next time”, for now the chore’s off the to do list. The box no longer waits on being cleaned, it no longer nags, “get it done, get it done.” […]

Posted on August 24, 2014 at 9:51 am by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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