I admit my life is a series of routines and rituals. It’s not due to superstition, it’s just that over the years I’ve developed daily practices that help keep me centered and set the tone for my day. Each day I wake up early and do my morning puja: I fill a glass of water and set on the altar as an offering, as prasad, to drink afterwards. I light a candle and incense, I say a series of prayers as I stretch into my morning yoga. Doing this creates the mindspace for me to settle into meditation time. I know meditation is done once I feel I’ve settled into the Presence and made contact. On some days, I don’t feel I’ve made contact. I just sit, breathe and release thoughts for my sitting time anyway. I’m always connected. Whether I feel it or not depends on my focus. I drink the glass of water, taking the prayers into my body. As I enter my office, I light a candle and say a prayer for the clients, callers and advertisers, sending a blessing for their success. Using incense, I smudge the office doorways, the phones, the computer, the in box, the out box and the mailtray. I pray that whatever comes in and goes out is blessed by Spirit, uplifted and healed. Including me After work, I stretch into yoga to unkink. I prepare my evening meal with Love, as though I was preparing it for the Beloved. I eat it with a prayer of gratitude. Later, I’ll do an evening review: I sit quietly either before the meditation altar or at the firepit and in my mind I go over my day. Is there anything I’d like to amp up via creative visualization and vibe with for a few moments? I do that. Is there anything to forgive? I do that. If there was anything I’d have done differently, I take note of that. I end with a prayer of gratitude for another day of life on this wonderful planet. That’s how I invite Spirit into my life each day.
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