Post by stickmonkey on Jul 3, 2007 8:58:06 GMT -5
July 3 ---------- Quiet time
"Many of us have found that setting aside quiet time for ourselves is
helpful in making conscious contact with our Higher Power."
Basic Text, p.92
Most of us pay lip-service to the value of conscious contact with a
Higher Power. Yet how many of us consistently take time to improve
that conscious contact? If we've not already established a regular
regimen of prayer and meditation, today is the day to start one.
A "quiet time" need not be long. Many of us find that twenty to thirty
minutes is enough time to quiet ourselves, focus our attention with a
spiritual reading, share our thoughts and concerns in prayer, and take
a few moments to listen for an answer in meditation. Our "quiet time"
need not be lengthy to be effective, provided it is consistent. Twenty
minutes taken once a month to pray will probably do little but
frustrate us with the poor quality of our conscious contact. Twenty
minutes taken regularly each day, however, renews and reinforces an
already lively contact with our Higher Power.
In the hustle and bustle of the recovering addict's day, many of us
end up going from morning to night without taking time out to improve
our conscious contact with the God we've come to understand. However,
if we set aside a particular time of the day, every day, as "quiet
time," we can be sure that our conscious contact will improve.
Just for today: I will set aside a few moments, once I finish reading
today's entry, to pray and meditate. This will be the beginning of a
new pattern for my recovery.
pg. 193
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