We are not our thoughts.
Yet, so many of us believe we are our thoughts and what they seem to tell us.
When we cultivate the ability to observe our thoughts, we can choose which ones to believe and which ones to let go of.
There are thoughts that merit our attention and there are ones that will hinder our growth, progress and movement forward.
It becomes particularly important during life’s most stressful moments to choose what we give our attention to.
We can became an important source of strength and calmness for those around us.
Instead of transmitting our pain, we will transmit love, hope, strength.
A practice such as Centering Prayer will help us create a space between us and our thoughts.
A practice such as Centering Prayer will heal us.
It will ground us in God.
It will fill us with God’s thoughts.
Go further:
Open Mind, Open Heart 20th Anniversary Edition by Thomas Keating and Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening were the first two books I read as I began my Centering Prayer practice.
Invitation to Love 20th Anniversary Edition: The Way of Christian Contemplation by Thomas Keating
Jesus the Teacher Within by Laurence Freeman
Be Still and Listen: Experience the Presence of God in Your Life by Amos Smith
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