For this Sunday, May 25th, the focus for our meditation will be on Feedback. The gym I belong to caters to a wide variety of individuals, from ultra-athletes to folks like me who simply want to remain active and healthy. Those of us in the latter category often find it hard to achieve consistency because of the interruptions from work and travel schedules. I consider myself fortunate if I am able to get into the gym twice a week. The challenge for my coach is figuring out what I am capable of on those days. Depending on how well I slept (or didn’t) the night before, or whether I just returned from a lengthy, arduous trip, I might not be able to achieve the minimums laid out in my workout program, or I might find I can easily exceed them. The solution my coach came up with was to implement a Feedback routine that lets my body set my baseline for the day. It’s a simple procedure that you do before you workout and between sets to check how your body is responding. The Feedback procedure lets me know if it is safe to do more or whether I need to scale back in intensity. It’s a safer way for me to work out and reduces the likelihood of injury. The usefulness of Feedback extends well beyond a gym session. There are many times in life when I can count on good friends to be honest enough to let me know when I have made a mistake. Similarly, it is gratifying to receive positive Feedback from others when we have excelled. In either instance, the Feedback we receive helps keep us progressing forward in life or motivates us to keep going when we are discouraged. This week in our prayer and meditation time let us think about the ways we seek and respond to Feedback. Do we have a way of receiving direction and Feedback from Spirit rather than striking out stubbornly on our own? Are there circumstances when we might want to be asking for Feedback more often than we do? Other than Spirit, who do you have in your life as a source of candid Feedback that can help beyond measure? Let us ask through our meditation to be shown more ways to receive useful Feedback in our life.
In our efforts this week let us also continue to use the energy of our prayers and meditation to amplify the light that covers and fills this nation. As we perform our meditation this week let us begin by re-energizing the brilliance and power of the light we create. Just as before, begin by forming a concentrated ball of light that is so bright it is almost impossible to look directly at it. Raise this sphere of light up high over the entire nation and then let its rays cascade down to create a solid, impenetrable dome of light that completely covers every inch of our country. From shore to shore and border to border let the entire continent be filled with this brilliant, dense light that will serve to magnify the best and highest qualities of our country and the people who live across its vast lands.
Please follow the same practice as before: Get centered in your body, ask to bring in your guides and others who are there to assist us, and connect to the circle of others participating in this project.
Ask yourself how do I feel when I have received useful Feedback that encourages or offers clear direction? How does it feel in my body when I am grateful for the sources of honest and useful Feedback in my life? Then send the energy and intention of those feelings to the nation.
Be sure to disconnect from the circle at the end and express thanks for those who have helped us in this effort.
If you have feedback or experiences you would like to share please let me know via e-mail to k_miritello@bellsouth.net or kmiritello@gmail.com
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