Conversation – 15

Prayer and Meditation

Meditation and prayer can offer us different experiences and both can be powerful tools.

Prayer and meditation are similar practices in that they both offer us a connection to the divine, but they also differ from one another in significant ways. Put simply, prayer is when we ask the universe for something, and meditation is when we listen. When we pray, we use language to express our innermost thoughts and feelings to a higher power. Sometimes, we plumb the depths within ourselves and allow whatever comes to the surface to flow out in our prayer. At other times, we pray words that were written by someone else but that express what we want to say. Prayer is reaching out to the universe with questions, pleas for help, gratitude, and praise.

Meditation, on the other hand, has a silent quality that honors the art of receptivity. When we meditate, we cease movement and allow the activity of our minds and hearts to go on without us in a sense. Eventually, we fall into a deep silence, a place that underlies all the noise and fray of daily human existence. In this place, it becomes possible for us to hear the universe as it speaks for itself, responds to our questions, or sits with us in its silent way.

Both prayer and meditation are indispensable tools for navigating our relationship with the universe and with ourselves. They are also natural complements to one another, and one makes way for the other just as the crest of a wave gives way to its hollow. If we tend to do only one or the other, prayer or meditation, we may find that we are out of balance, and we might benefit from exploring the missing form of communication. There are times when we need to reach out and express ourselves, fully exorcising our insides, and times when we are empty, ready to rest in quiet receiving. When we allow ourselves to do both, we begin to have a true conversation with the universe.

Cherie,

Good Morning i will find out today when I talk to her. My Aunt is helping plan the funeral.
As you can see my feelings when I grieve comes out in a song.

I am looking forward to Frozen 2. I have watch Frozen at least 50 times with my God-Daughter.
Let It Go is my theme song of sorts. LOL! ♥

I know you have a lot going on with the end of the school year coming up fast. I so enjoyed
the movie it was AWESOME! Cherie I will see it a second time too. 🙂

Enjoy ♥

@bichon18,

Looks like you were right yesterday when you said what the Heidi Daus TS could be.
Congrats on that. ♥ I have posted on the Heidi Daus Thread. So far there are 3 pieces I
am waiting to see if a necklace or pin will appear. Too soon to tell but who knows.

Good Morning to you and Jerry. ♥ Hugs from Poppy to little Ari. Hey some Paul Newman
Movies will be on later on TCM and one of them is HUD! ♥

This is for you and Jerry to enjoy.

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More Great words, Gallery, and Tributes …. Sheba. Hey did you get a chance to talk to your Aunt? Cherie is beyond curious what passage in Mark has touched your Aunt. Oh yes, our Movie Calendar is marked all the way to November (Frozen II) so far. Cherie is waving, and You take it easy Sheba♥ …. Take care Ladies ….
@taci … Cherie is wishing you & your husband all the luck with that Baby Bird …

Sheba, hello… waving at the moon to you. Lovely shoes in the gallery.
Bought two items last night and see today is free shipping…. how did that happen?
Cause you know I love the cost of shipping… lol
I’m waiting to sign back up for Heidi Daus e-mails in case I get a 20% off coupon, not sure why they stopped all of a sudden.
Found a tiny baby bird near the trash cans. My husband is helping the baby birds Mom and Dad take care of it. He found part of the nest in our back yard. The baby is safe, and is in small chair in a container with the nest and some soft towels outside it. The baby bounced out of that as well and my husbands been monitoring it, and putting it back in the nest. Bird parents are watching and feeding the baby, and letting us know they are present when we are in the yard.

Cherie, glad the new car is working out. It’s always nice when everyone is happy.
I’m sure you kids are just waiting for summer break.
Shout outs to Kittengirl, Loaf, Bassetbabe, and all.
Mcpoopoo not forgotten.

I so glad we had this time together just to have a laugh or sing a song seems we just
got started and before you know it comes the time we have to say so long.

RIP Tim Conway and so many more.