{"id":258,"date":"2009-04-08T05:00:47","date_gmt":"2009-04-08T05:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/2009\/04\/fresh-morning-a-greet-the-day-meditation.html"},"modified":"2009-04-08T05:00:47","modified_gmt":"2009-04-08T05:00:47","slug":"fresh-morning-a-greet-the-day-meditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/freshliving\/2009\/04\/fresh-morning-a-greet-the-day-meditation.html","title":{"rendered":"Fresh Morning: A Greet-the-Day Meditation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"sun1.jpg\"<\/span>Thanks to Fresh Living reader Mary Beth for sharing her inspiring morning routine<\/a>: she wakes up around 4 a.m., starts the
\ncoffee, drinks a large bottle of room temperature water, feeds her
\ncats, and enjoys a cup of hot coffee as she starts her computer.<\/p>\n

She then put son some meditative music, lights some incense and 2 candles, and meditates over one of the candles. “I stare at the light and I think to
\nmyself, ‘I am breathing in, I am breathing out.’ Since I am really a newbie to meditation, this helps to center me.” <\/p>\n

She then draws an Angel Oracle Cards from a deck called “Healing with the Angels.” She says, “I draw
\none or two cards that the angels have ‘picked’ for me to help guide me
\nthrough my day. After that, I reflect on their messages, and journal
\nabout them. This helps me to stay focused and really sets the tone for a
\nfabulous day. This is all happening as my husband, and the rest of my world is
\nfast asleep. Just time me and myself, and my spiritual journey.”<\/p>\n

Thanks for sharing, Mary Beth! <\/p>\n

Do you start your day with a spiritual practice?
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