The 14th-century Christian theologian and mystic, Meister Eckhart, said: "To reach the now, where one is present to oneself and to God therein, I say to you, be awake."
It's so simple that it's complicated.
People often ask me: How can I make time for meditation, yoga, prayer and retreats when there is no time? Should I get up earlier? Stay up later? Work faster or less? What about my family and relationships? How do I create spiritual space for myself?
But there's an underlying question: How can I give anything up? When everything in our lives feels equally important we begin to burn out. Even resting doesn't feel safe or restful.
I think it's important to pause and consider our priorities. Everyone can make more time for themselves, however brief. Even when my life is at its busiest I remember to take a breath break, to enjoy...
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I know of a couple of preachers that are married and one complains about long stop lights and the other loves stop lights. one that loves the stop lights is the one that prays at each stop light. she looks at each stop light as a chance to pray; her husband is in a hurry to get there. ie male thing.
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