This time, however, I've taken up journaling my prayers. Like to god. God. G-d. Whatever. To THAT that is.
As you know, I've been having some personal issues regarding deity, belief, etc. My response to all of that was the decision that I needed some kind of faith in my life. Something that connects me to the infinite. And, I get that on some level, my words might only be written down on paper in a black leather journal, but I've decided not to care. The act is cathartic at least and deeply spiritual at best.
I'd been toying with the idea of journaling for a while. Gratitude journals have sort of been all the rage in the last decade, and I had thought about doing something like that. But, I didn't. Art journaling is gorgeous, but so involved I just cannot honestly give it the go that someone like Effy Wild can. The bit of art I can do here and there is enough for me right now.
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What does prayer in your household look like? Bent knee and bowed head at bedtime? Held hands at the dinner table? Ecstatic dance to electropop music in the den?
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Prayer for me is all of the above, and more. It's usually just having a conversation with God/dess, and for the most part it's pretty mundane and boring, everyday stuff...Which is exactly what prayer is for! I have some very formal rituals, and some not so formal ones. I find 'walking and talking' is good. There are times to hold hands at the dinner table for "food, friends and fellowship". As a people who are so bound to Nature,I'm frankly surprised that a few words of thanks at every meal is skipped over by the majority of us. Prayer doesn't belong to any particular religious tradition-we can't use that excuse in this case.
ReplyDeleteGood luck on your journey.
Prayer for me is mostly lying in bed as I fall asleep. I take deep meditative breaths to ground and center then begin. Sometimes it's audible and others it's silent. I may sing, chant, hum or even cry. Otherwise I pray to deity wherever and whenever the urge strikes me. Especially when someone is in need.
ReplyDeleteWow the journal is a great idea. I'm also going through a time of questioning. Actually I've been told recently I'm pretty shutdown!Life has knocked me around a bit and I think I've forgotten how to even pray/connect with God/Goddess. Thank you for the idea. How is it working for you?
ReplyDeleteI can't quite put a finger on what specifically, God/Goddess, sure, I guess is as good a term as any, but I've often spoken to *something*. It usually starts without my realizing it, while walking in the woods or gardening.
ReplyDeleteIn writing I've often written "prayers"? to the dead. Sometimes I still feel the urge to write to them, though I haven't in quite some time.