{"id":9649,"date":"2019-05-08T09:11:17","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T13:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/?p=9649"},"modified":"2019-05-08T09:16:30","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T13:16:30","slug":"say-little-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/2019\/05\/say-little-prayer.html","title":{"rendered":"I Say A Little Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2017\/08\/22\/00\/33\/sky-2667455_960_720.jpg\" alt=\"Sky, Freedom, Happiness, Relieved, Prayer, Open Arms\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Around 3 something this morning, I\u00a0\u00a0woke up with a prayer running through my mind. I assured myself initially that I would remember it when I was more lucid and my eyes were open. Uh uh. &#8220;Get up, woman. You know that if you don&#8217;t get this in print now, it will slip through the gaps in memory.&#8221; So, up I rose and took dictation which I have been doing far more lately. This is what emerged.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tonight before I go to sleep<\/em><br \/>\n<em>I pray that I have earned my keep.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Have I been loving?<span class=\"text_exposed_show\"><br \/>\nHave I been kind?<br \/>\nHave I shared what&#8217;s in my heart and on my mind?<br \/>\nWith understanding I might see<br \/>\nthat not everyone views the world like me.<br \/>\nCan I make it okay and if not, be on my way<br \/>\nand detach with love<br \/>\nas blessings are showered from above?<br \/>\nI ask to make this one confession<br \/>\nthat I want to make a lasting impression.<br \/>\nWhen it is my time to go<br \/>\nI ask to let this all be so.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_show\">\n<p>-Edie Weinstein 5\/8\/19<\/p>\n<p>When I re-read it just now, it resonates with how I have lived for much of my life. My parents taught me that although we could count our blessings, we needed to create that state by offering time, energy and love. Although I was not silenced (I grew up in the era of &#8216;children should be seen and not heard&#8230;.ridiculous, frankly, since how can anyone grow to be outspoken and articulate if they are not given the chance for self-expression?) there were times when I practiced over-filtering of my thoughts, since I wanted to be liked and accepted.<\/p>\n<p>These days, I run my words through the Buddhist concept of the Three Gates: Is it kind? Is it true? Is it necessary? before I say what I am thinking.\u00a0 As a recovering co-dependent, I have been able to set appropriate boundaries and refrain from accepting that someone else&#8217;s truth had to be mine as well in order to be in relationship with them. In this heated political climate, the landscape has become even more treacherous. There are times when I have needed to walk away from interactions when others express what I perceive as dangerous beliefs, after attempting to share my concerns. From their side of the mirror, I imagine they feel the same. I can beam love their way, from a distance.<\/p>\n<p>The legacy I want to leave is one that will encourage folks who remain to carry on, to live from the heart.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might pray also in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2015\u00a0<span class=\"authorOrTitle\">Kahill Gibran,\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"quote_book_link_585196\"><a class=\"authorOrTitle\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/work\/quotes\/2938937\">The Prophet<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/Image by &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/Fotorech-5554393\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;amp;utm_content=2667455&quot;&gt;Daniel Reche&lt;\/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/pixabay.com\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;amp;utm_content=2667455&quot;&gt;Pixabay&lt;\/a&gt;\">Pixabay<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Around 3 something this morning, I\u00a0\u00a0woke up with a prayer running through my mind. 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