Meditation

Thought pieces, prayers, and meditations.

God is in – a meditation

  I don’t need to open myself so that God can shine in, I need to open myself so that God can shine out. — Heard in an open talk I have long felt that God is not separate from me, but that God lives within me, within you, within all of us, and among…

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prayer – a meditation

  Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one’s weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart. Mahatma Gandhi I used to use prayer as my judgment of God. At night, I would sit and explain to…

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my truth– a meditation

  Do not take things personally. What other people say about you is their reality not yours.   Recently, I was speaking to person that is close to me. While I was listening to him, I heard my faults that were perceived by this person were being enumerated. He spoke with a great deal of…

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knowing – a meditation

  The only true wisdom is in knowing that you know nothing. Socrates In the past, I looked for a formula to be sure to always do the “right” thing. I liked the idea of a black and white world. I wished there was always a clear right and wrong because I wanted to be right…

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friends – a meditation

  You become like the people you spend the most time with.   I see this quote in two ways. The first is that I become like the people I spend most of my time with. And the second is that the people I spend the most time with reflect back to me who I…

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