Making Prayer & Meditation Work for You
Includes 90 Daily Meditations
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I could never sit still and meditate for even 5 minutes until I worked with this technique. My mind quiets down when I practice this style of meditation, because it requires a significant amount of thought process to focus my mind on the meaning and significance of each word. Eventually, I stop being distracted by the multiple thoughts that usually dart around inside my brain, demanding attention. It works! It really does.
"God loves me" meditation:
In this form of focused meditation, you start by emphasizing the first word while repeating the phrase several times: GOD - loves - me. GOD ... Creator, Heavenly Father, Spirit of the Universe, source of all goodness and love, etc. ... loves - me. GOD - loves - me. Repeat the phrase over and over again for a minute or two, focusing on and absorbing the meaning of the word GOD.
Then move to the next word of the phrase and emphasize it, while repeating the phrase several more times: God (remembering what that word means, and how it feels to focus on that word) - LOVES ... cherishes, adores, treasures, etc. … me. God - LOVES - me. Repeat the phrase while focusing on the feeling and the meaning of the word LOVES for a minute or two.
Next, focus on and emphasize the third word of the phrase: ME ... Think about who you are, and how you became the person you are today. God loves you despite all of the dark secrets that you feel you have to hide from others, in order to be a "lovable" person. God knows everything about you, and about what made you who you are today. He knows your faults and weakness as well as your strengths and beauty -- and God loves you, just as you are. Repeat the phrase for another minute or two while focusing on the word ME. God - loves - ME.
Finally, repeat the entire phrase while reflecting on the meaning of each and every word as you repeat it, for another minute or two ... GOD - LOVES - ME. GOD (remembering the meaning of the word) - LOVES (remembering the feeling of the word) - ME (focusing on the entire package of who you are -- which isn't just "acceptable" to God, it's lovable). GOD - LOVES - ME! You ARE good enough for God to love, unconditionally.
Before you know it, you will have meditated for 5 minutes or more. Repeating "God Loves Me" (or another significant phrase), while focusing on the meaning of the words, helps quiet and focus your mind -- while giving you time to digest the meaning of the phrase at a deep level.
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About the Book
Discover a meditation technique to quiet and focus your mind. Learn to enjoy the time you spend in meditation, instead of struggling with the process. Use daily prayer and meditation to improve your mental abilities and your spiritual condition. Create a two-way connection with your Higher Power that will help you continually receive God’s blessings and direction. This practice can transform your life.
COMMENTS FROM READERS:
Cathy’s book is straightforward and easy to understand and follow. If you are just starting to meditate, or are looking for someone’s revealing and personal practice to guide you, you have found the right book!
-- From the foreward by Tom R., Denver, CO
Cathy’s Chapter 12, If You Experience Difficulty Meditating, was especially helpful. It contained some real answers to problems that come up regularly in my prayer and meditation practice, and explained some issues I hadn’t even realized might be hindering a better experience.
-- Deborah C., Seattle, WA
About the Author
Cathy C. (sobriety date 5-26-96) is a survivor of a traumatic brain injury, who has used prayer and meditation as part of her recovery process. After years of struggling with meditation, she learned the simple technique outlined in her book, and has been practicing daily prayer and meditation since 2010. Cathy and her husband live in Covington, Washington, where they run a business together. They are both paraglider pilots. Cathy also teaches dance classes and makes jewelry.