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After five minutes on that first day, I was a little calmer. After working my way up to ten, fifteen and then twenty minutes in the coming months, I felt a deeper sense of calm and was centered and grounded for the entire day. A daily prayer was added along with yoga stretches, journaling and visioning. After a year on my velvet pillow twice a day now, my fears dissolved and I was now dreaming again, joyous and filled with compassion for both myself and my former spouse. My heart had healed.
My daily practice has morphed into a lifestyle. My twenty to forty minutes twice a day on a now tattered pillow is the soul food that sustains me. I can't imagine beginning or ending my day in any other way.
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This is beautiful and powerful! Every word was perfectly put. I can't wait to read more! I meditate sometimes in the morning, but I definitely want to incorporate an evening practice.
ReplyDelete-Arie's friend Brittanie
Thank you, Brittanie. I encourage you to share your desire to deepen your practice, along with the wonderful morning work you are currently doing with others. Consider submitting a short piece.
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Stephanie
I thank you my dear sister for creating this forum of enlightenment and encouragement.
ReplyDeleteIn the morning I climb the mountain, not only is it a physical journey, but a spiritual one as well. There are times when it can be a physical strain but I press on. Once I reach the top I know I will meet God there.
I know that He is everywhere and I can speak to Him at anytime but the mountain is my special place. I can look down and view the city below that I am a part of but not when I am in my special place. It is my time to be free, to be quiet, to listen. I feel His love and can love others as He loves them. I can forgive myself and know that I am forgiven.
My day becomes a wonderful journey, and I look forward to see what will unfold.
I love the physical and the spiritual united. Thank you, Pam!
ReplyDeleteFriends have shared their thoughts on other forums. David wrote: "My daily spiritual practice is a Litany of Resignation to the Will of God."
ReplyDeleteMarie-Noelle shared the following: "Quotes from one of my favorite poet, peace and human rights activist, Thich Nhat Hanh
“Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.”
“If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile and blossom like a flower, and everyone in our family, our entire society, will benefit from our peace.”
Thank you, friend, for this reflection. I am cultivating focused writing as my daily practice, 13 minutes every day in 2013. Often it spills into 30, 45 minutes or more, but I know that, for at least 13 minutes every day, I am with the stories I need to write.
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