Category Archives: awareness – mindfulness

Loving Actions

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“A man has no more right to say an uncivil thing to another man than he has to knock him down.” – Dr. Samuel Johnson “Disrespect can be as damaging when quietly conveyed as when forcefully shown. “Hatefulness in any form is never justified. It’s life threatening, in fact, because it deadens our spirit and the spirit of the person we direct it at. “An act of love is an invitation to come alive. We have the opportunity to celebrate life through loving actions toward others. In so doing, we celebrate our own life in God.” Today I will replace my impulses to show contempt or anger with loving actions so that I may know life. – “In God’s Care*: Daily Meditations on Spirituality in Recovery,” March 22 *As We Understand God The aforementioned excerpt is yet another reminder for me about how we don’t do anything in a vacuum. Our energy impacts another as we are part of the One. If I injure someone in any way, I am causing harm to myself too. And, of course it’s not uplifting for either spirit nor life-affirming. There is no question when I am loving, and especially when I am in … Continue reading →

Spiritually Alert

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“God speaks to us in many ways at many times. If we are spiritually alert, we will know it when it happens.” – “In God’s Care*: Daily Meditations on Spirituality in Recovery,” March 13 *As We Understand God When I joined a Twelve Step program, I had no problem admitting I was powerless over food and my life was unmanageable. That took care of Step One. But as a devout atheist, I really had to read a lot, speak with many people (inside and outside of the rooms) in order to take Step Two: Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. I had always been looking for hard evidence to prove the existence of God—even as an atheist! If you could prove God’s existence to me, I would have become a theist on the turn of a dime! But no one could prove God’s existence with scientific evidence. Still, I needed help with my eating disorder and had to somehow come to believe in a Power greater than myself, which the Judeo-Christian traditions called God. One of the most important ideas for me espoused in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous is found … Continue reading →

Nearer, My God

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“The life force that made me is right here. It is closer to me than anything else because it is me. I couldn’t get any closer to the Infinite than I already am. Becoming more aware of this, however, is something I can do.” – “Everyday Joy, 365 days of ohmygod life,” by Z Egloff and Melissa Phillippe, March 4 Yes, Spirit is within me, as close as my breath. But how easily I can forget It, but I do! My daily spiritual practices help me to stay close to Spirit—well, of course, we’re close, we’re One! Close in my awareness, that is. My morning practice includes: chanting leading into silent meditation; Naam yoga; prayer at my breakfast meal and sending, love, light, and healing out to individuals and the world at large; contemplating several readings from various authors (like the quote above); and, journaling, closing with “Gratefully, Joyce.” During the course of the day, I strive to be kind, patient; compassionate; and, helpful to my work colleagues and anyone else I cross paths with, as those qualities are, of course, of God. Living/being those attributes strengthens my awareness of Spirit. Knowing I’ll be writing my spiritual blog, I keep … Continue reading →