I was mistaken when I said that I never stop. I first realized that I was mistaken about this during meditation practice, that day in class. Meditation is a great deal like prayer, and I pray alot. I really need to pray every day for at least an hour because I can use all the help I can get. Why I didn't count this as Boyce's stopping, I'm not sure.
As we were participating in our little meditation exercise, I thought to myself that prayer is meditation with an assumed audience. Meditation requires you to empty your mind; Prayer requires you to empty yourself of yourself, and fill your mind with good thoughts. Whatsoever things are true, honest, just, pure, if there be any virtue, think on these things. You know the drill. Then, when your mind is in the right place, you let your requests be known to God, who--by the way-- already knew them.
If I didn't make time for this type of stopping, I'm sure I'd be crazy by now, and I highly recommend it regardless of your faith system... or lack thereof. Even ten minutes of meditation is helpful, with or without an assumed audience. There's something great about letting go of worries for the day. You know what they say about that....
Don't sweat the petty stuff; and don't pet the sweaty stuff.
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