Six people, each a different age and color, sat in a small circle around an empty end table. They welcomed me.
I should have probably studied more on how to do a centering prayer before I came, because I wasn't in shape for their one hour session. But they explained it best as they could and even when I didn't feel exactly connected to God, I had the strongest sense of community. Community is a very Godly essence to me.
"We find it best to imagine our selves at the bottom of a river. Waves and boats and things are happening above and we notice them there but we don't get involved with them, we don't jump in the boat, we stay peaceful at the bottom of the water."
I've found this to be amazing advice as I bring centering prayer into a frequent practice. The discipline is to calm myself, my thoughts, my motivations, and open up to God. I don't think about anything (or I try not to) and I feel very at peace.
I hope to keep with this prayer because it's especially effective in my busy life. I like to start off my day with 15-20 minutes of this quietness and that consciousness lasts within me, throughout the day.
The amazing thing is that a friend of mine has been inspired to start this type of prayer, too. We talked about it on Thursday and we've both felt the same lasting peace from our discipline.
Thursday was a wonderful, rainy day, punctuated by the bright leaves in the sky and on the ground, beaten down by foot and rain. I formally met the guy who lives on the top floor of our flat as I was on my way to the grocery store. I was happy to walk in the rain because I was going for spices and I can accept a cloud or two during autumn.
I used the spices to make Souther Jam Cake, of which my roommates and friends all became quick fans. It was the beginning of this season where we are warm with friendship and baked goods. However it's still rainy today and my tolerance is running thin... I really hope my favorite season doesn't dully fade into winter.
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