{"id":40927,"date":"2013-04-23T07:51:50","date_gmt":"2013-04-23T12:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=40927"},"modified":"2015-06-02T08:09:33","modified_gmt":"2015-06-02T13:09:33","slug":"how-i-invite-spirit-into-my-life-each-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/how-i-invite-spirit-into-my-life-each-day\/","title":{"rendered":"How I invite Spirit into my Life each day"},"content":{"rendered":"

I admit my life is a series of routines and rituals. \u00a0It\u2019s not due to superstition, it\u2019s just that over the years I\u2019ve developed daily practices that help keep me centered and set the tone for my day. \u00a0Each day I wake up early and do my morning\u00a0puja<\/a>: I fill a glass of water and set on the altar as an offering, as prasad, to drink afterwards.\u00a0\u00a0I light a candle and incense, I say a\u00a0series of prayers<\/a>\u00a0as I stretch into my morning yoga. Doing this\u00a0creates the mindspace for me to settle into meditation time. I know meditation is done once I feel I\u2019ve settled into the Presence and made contact. \u00a0On some days, I don\u2019t feel I\u2019ve made contact. \u00a0I just sit, breathe and release thoughts for my sitting time anyway. \u00a0I\u2019m always connected. \u00a0Whether I feel it or not depends on my focus. \u00a0 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. \u00a0Using 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.\u00a0Including me\u00a0After work, I stretch into yoga to unkink. I prepare my evening meal with Love, as though I was preparing it for\u00a0the Beloved<\/a>. I eat it with a prayer of gratitude. Later, I\u2019ll 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\u2019d like to amp up via\u00a0creative visualization<\/a>\u00a0and vibe with for a few moments? \u00a0I do that. \u00a0Is there anything to forgive? \u00a0I do that.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0If there was anything I\u2019d have done differently, I take note of that.\u00a0 I end with a prayer of gratitude for another day of life on this wonderful planet. \u00a0That\u2019s how I invite Spirit into my life each day.<\/p>\n

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