How to work the process- the walking prayer

Wow! Has life ever been so busy? As time speeds up I feel like there is more and more to squeeze into each day. More to learn, more to see, more to do and experience. And of course that is all still accompanied by the daily chores, work, and  expectations of family life… And so, I am working the process in my own unique way, feeling it out as I go.

June brought awareness of how I place myself and am placed into the relations of my friends and family. I have been aware of stepping back to become the observer, even when I am observing my own actions and how they effect others. To become aware of our own selves and the way we relate to this world and its people is a great step to becoming humble and honoring ourselves and our way in the world. I am observing that we have choices of how to respond and how to connect with others and that we do not have to continue to play out the roles that are not serving our highest good and the good of others. We can choose to rise up and create more love in the world all throughout the day.

I have felt even more strongly this past month that my desire is for each and every one of my actions and responses to uplift, create awareness, center and ground, nurture, motivate, and otherwise evolve my self and all my relations to a place of deeper love and connection to Spirit. And yet of course I am a work in progress and it is certainly not always an easy task. I am also learning and allowing my self to be easy and gentle with myself. To grow and move and evolve at the pace that Spirit requires, and that is with ease and grace.

I have been struggling with this concept of time and how there never seems to be quite enough of it. Making time to do my work, and connect, and meditate in this world and life that doesn’t seem to slow down or take breaths, has been a challenge. So I am realizing how I have to bring the meditation and prayer to my every task rather than waiting for that very rare moment when I do not have something else to do. Still I will strive to “make time” but in the meantime, I surrender! And, in that surrender I begin to understand the “walking prayer”.

 Already, prayer is flowing more freely and the same way I call On prayer, I am also called To prayer- to be a voice that breathes healing and connection. I am learning to have an inner quiet throughout the prayer so I can remain humble and  hear the prayer move through me.