OA: Inner Peace
Daily Worship
I am conscious of living with the divine. I need go nowhere special to access spiritual light and wisdom, to experience eternity. Each moment of my day is alive with spiritual energy because the particles carrying that energy are present in all that lives. I could not get away from this even if I wanted to. Whether or not I am aware of it, this truth still exists. If I wish to grow and learn spiritual lessons, I will start by paying attention to my thoughts, my feelings, the circumstances of my day and the state of my personal relationships.
My temple of worship is within me.
"Normal life is compatible with supreme realization and
... direct mystical contact with the Divine and can be
sustained in any setting or activity. This is a revolution,
for it dissolves all dogmas and hierarchies, all separations
between ordinary and spiritual life, sacred and
profane, humdrum and mystical. A new spiritual age
has dawned for humankind, an age in which the
Divine will be present intimately, normally, consciously
in all things and activities."
Andrew Harvey
Call me sentimental, But this really helped ease the problem of packing up my altar. I couldn't believe how sad it felt, storing the delicate seashells and figures in their vials and putting the candles back in the bag I bought them in. For a moment I felt a little lost, seeing that empty table before me.
But it IS true, at least for me: I carry the divine within me, always. Any moment can be made a holy one, a time of peace, joy, reflection, understanding. I only have to breathe deep, and ask.
So yeah, I am still doing the program. Heh, More or less. I continue to hold a 20 lb weight loss, my meetings have been sproadic, and I have marked down just about every possible meeting in Fresno. I still believe that the OA steps I have taken have not only helped me see my food in a different way, but also myself. I can't ignore that anymore, if I want to move on with my life and be the strong, independent person I want to be.