For this Sunday, May 30th, the focus for our meditation will be on Routine. Most of my adult life has consisted of change and variety, and seldom have I been able to enjoy a consistent Routine. Frequent business travel doesn’t allow much opportunity for Routine. Instead, I was fortunate to learn how to be adaptive and intrepid by regularly traveling to far-flung places. There was a time in my life when I would have chafed with impatience if I was not traveling and would crave to get back on the road as soon as I could. Therefore, I was surprised to find myself quite content at the prospect of having to stay put over the past 15 months. This is the longest amount of time I have ever gone without getting on an airplane, and it feels great. I have always been amused by the reaction of some who express envy at the travel I have had to do for work. It might appear to be an exhilarating lifestyle, but I often found it exhausting. Staying in different hotel rooms was so much the norm that I recall one morning waking up at home and wondering why a copy of the hotel bill had not been slipped under my bedroom door. Over the past year I have been able to settle into a very comfortable Routine. Each morning begins the same and although there is some variation in work and social activities, I have the luxury of being able to follow what most people would consider to be a normal Routine rather than constantly being stressed by travel disruptions. One advantage to a Routine is the comfort that comes with familiarity. Repeated tasks become more fluid and economical. It conserves my energy which has resulted in a noticeable increase in stamina. Another advantage is the opportunity to engage in certain activities, such as exercise, with greater consistency. At some point I know I will be traveling again, but for now I luxuriate in the comfortable ease of Routine. Rather than viewing Routine as dull and monotonous let us take time this week in our prayer and meditation to ponder its benefits. How might a regular Routine help reinforce good habits we are trying to acquire? Are there life skills we want to embed that need the consistency of a Routine to become second nature? Let us ask for assistance in identifying the positive aspects of Routine in our life and appreciate how it can help us make progress toward our goals.
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 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 what do I feel in my body when I am able to consistently follow a Routine that helps me in some way? How does it feel in my body when I appreciate the efficiency that comes from having fine-tuned a Routine 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.
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