Spiritual beliefs/practice - Wild Minds network2024-03-28T12:25:10Zhttps://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/spiritual-beliefspractice?commentId=4661400%3AComment%3A34891&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI had a very powerful experie…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2011-07-25:4661400:Comment:386022011-07-25T07:16:38.310ZNomadhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/KathrynWeiss
<p>I had a very powerful experience with prayer last year when I first started visiting this site. I prayed to surrender my MD--just once because I was really, really surrendering. And after that I felt like I had the power to avoid triggers, increase my contact with real people, tell those people what I was going through (which really helped when temptation hit), and generally make better choices. But before that I had been praying about MD for years without much progress. I think this site…</p>
<p>I had a very powerful experience with prayer last year when I first started visiting this site. I prayed to surrender my MD--just once because I was really, really surrendering. And after that I felt like I had the power to avoid triggers, increase my contact with real people, tell those people what I was going through (which really helped when temptation hit), and generally make better choices. But before that I had been praying about MD for years without much progress. I think this site helped me to come up with a game plan, so I had a clearer idea of what I was praying for. But I also think I can't control the timing of my profound spiritual moments. Sometimes, for me, faith is keeping up my spiritual practices even if I doubt they'll do any good. My natural state is to be anxious and hang on; I won't let go until I'm ready, and I can't make myself let go no matter how high the stakes and no matter how badly I want control. I can only take baby steps.</p>
<p>I like breathing meditations, but I've found external input more helpful with my md. When I was first refocusing, I put on earbuds at night and listened to spiritual stuff. But I guess that wouldn't work if spiritual stuff is your trigger :( My MDs aren't spiritual at all. In my world, I'm the all-powerful being!</p> I'm Catholic as well, and I t…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2011-07-25:4661400:Comment:380632011-07-25T05:17:35.177ZTinahttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/Christina
I'm Catholic as well, and I tend to daydream during the homily usually, I think I'm going to try sitting closer up to the priest so that I can actually hear what he's saying because when I can hear the homily I tend to daydream less. I do admit though during mass my mind weaves in and out of daydreams since when I'm at home sometimes my daydreams involve me being at church, that's where the scenario takes place, so just being in the church triggers it to happen. Prayer does definitely help me…
I'm Catholic as well, and I tend to daydream during the homily usually, I think I'm going to try sitting closer up to the priest so that I can actually hear what he's saying because when I can hear the homily I tend to daydream less. I do admit though during mass my mind weaves in and out of daydreams since when I'm at home sometimes my daydreams involve me being at church, that's where the scenario takes place, so just being in the church triggers it to happen. Prayer does definitely help me though, I don't daydream when I'm praying because I'm focusing on what I want to say in my prayers. I do daydream much less than when I'm at home though just by being in the church even if my mind at times weaves in and out of daydreams during mass. I'm a Catholic, in Poland you…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2011-07-09:4661400:Comment:358142011-07-09T08:47:01.262ZJuliehttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/Julie
I'm a Catholic, in Poland you don't have much choice :) That's a very religious country, actually, so much religious that you can start hating all the formalities, rituals and so on. This I don't like, I guess, I'm pretty rebellious. But there should be someone watching us from heaven or, whatever, from outside. I guess, the God is a friend, so I'd like to talk to him as to a friend or a consultant or an older brother. Maybe, this friendly image was created in my head because I met some very…
I'm a Catholic, in Poland you don't have much choice :) That's a very religious country, actually, so much religious that you can start hating all the formalities, rituals and so on. This I don't like, I guess, I'm pretty rebellious. But there should be someone watching us from heaven or, whatever, from outside. I guess, the God is a friend, so I'd like to talk to him as to a friend or a consultant or an older brother. Maybe, this friendly image was created in my head because I met some very nice people working for church (and, yes, John Paul II). These few people were enough to create an image of God as friend (and not someone watching you to punish you) and overcome the dislke for nasty rituals. I really wish, we had something like in US, where people sing gospels. <br/><br/><cite>thetxbelle said:</cite>
<blockquote><div>Are you Catholic? Im Baptist and we dont pray the same prayers, for us you talk to God though I suppose some people probably add Bible verses. However we dont have any set prayers,</div>
</blockquote> sometimes I feel like I'm goi…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2011-07-07:4661400:Comment:353042011-07-07T16:06:53.563ZTruthful Alibihttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/ThisIsPrivate
<p>sometimes I feel like <em>I'm</em> going against my beliefs - I say 'Oh my God' without meaning to - I try to say 'gosh' but I normally can't stop myself.</p>
<p>I do sometimes feel like my DDs are going against my beliefs and I have actually thought to myself that I should DD about God more since I'm Catholic. Also my character in my DDs doesn't normally pray. </p>
<p>sometimes I feel like <em>I'm</em> going against my beliefs - I say 'Oh my God' without meaning to - I try to say 'gosh' but I normally can't stop myself.</p>
<p>I do sometimes feel like my DDs are going against my beliefs and I have actually thought to myself that I should DD about God more since I'm Catholic. Also my character in my DDs doesn't normally pray. </p> I do kind of a blended smooth…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2011-07-07:4661400:Comment:348992011-07-07T04:31:05.684ZDelorean Joneshttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/DeloreanJones
<p>I do kind of a blended smoothie of all of the above, essentially switching and altering my thought patterns into and out a myself.</p>
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<p>Also known as internal ADD : D</p>
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<p>Hmm I believe praying and meditation were meant to be enjoyed and extremely personal. I like to visualize my inner self sitting in a room re-reading and re-watching the junk i've kinda tossed my brain over the years, going over what's important, letting go of what's not.</p>
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<p>Are you sure…</p>
<p>I do kind of a blended smoothie of all of the above, essentially switching and altering my thought patterns into and out a myself.</p>
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<p>Also known as internal ADD : D</p>
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<p>Hmm I believe praying and meditation were meant to be enjoyed and extremely personal. I like to visualize my inner self sitting in a room re-reading and re-watching the junk i've kinda tossed my brain over the years, going over what's important, letting go of what's not.</p>
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<p>Are you sure your daydreams are going against your beliefs, or what you've been told you believe?</p>
<p>I don't consider my spirituality too liberal (i'm kinda just a vanilla christian) but you can kinda notice when people are putting personal restrictions on themselves God never asked, ya know?</p>
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<p>Interestingly, Jesus said to keep your prayers short, yet would still retreat from the outside world very often.</p>
<p>That's not even counting the whole 40 days in the wilderness thing.</p> This has all been really help…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2011-07-07:4661400:Comment:350142011-07-07T02:37:12.601Zthetxbellehttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/thetxbelle
This has all been really helpful, thanks!
This has all been really helpful, thanks! I catch myself daydreaming du…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2011-07-07:4661400:Comment:348912011-07-07T00:43:48.053ZBibbyhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/VivianHarbaugh
I catch myself daydreaming during prayer, bible study, and services. I enjoy bible study and I break it down into small bits so I can learn from it before the daydreams take over. I ask God to teach me what he wants me to learn that day whether I'm aware of it or not. Through it all, God is very good to me.
I catch myself daydreaming during prayer, bible study, and services. I enjoy bible study and I break it down into small bits so I can learn from it before the daydreams take over. I ask God to teach me what he wants me to learn that day whether I'm aware of it or not. Through it all, God is very good to me. Are you Catholic? Im Baptist…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2011-07-05:4661400:Comment:347022011-07-05T23:43:13.540Zthetxbellehttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/thetxbelle
Are you Catholic? Im Baptist and we dont pray the same prayers, for us you talk to God though I suppose some people probably add Bible verses. However we dont have any set prayers,
Are you Catholic? Im Baptist and we dont pray the same prayers, for us you talk to God though I suppose some people probably add Bible verses. However we dont have any set prayers, I'm not very much into medita…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2011-07-05:4661400:Comment:345222011-07-05T18:14:31.818ZJuliehttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/Julie
I'm not very much into meditation, I think that praying is boring (you repeat the sentences that someone else wrote) but I'm probably a religious person. Although, as said, I don't like praying, from time to time I like to "talk" to God or deceased John Paul II in my own way, like to a friend or a consultant. My own, personal Jesus, lol. But this is a part of my day-dreaming, actually. All my day-dreaming is about talking to smart people and Jesus and JPII were definitely smart. And this…
I'm not very much into meditation, I think that praying is boring (you repeat the sentences that someone else wrote) but I'm probably a religious person. Although, as said, I don't like praying, from time to time I like to "talk" to God or deceased John Paul II in my own way, like to a friend or a consultant. My own, personal Jesus, lol. But this is a part of my day-dreaming, actually. All my day-dreaming is about talking to smart people and Jesus and JPII were definitely smart. And this reminds me a joke: "When a man talks to God, this is called faith. When God talks to a man, this is called schizophrenia" :) This really helps because I a…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2011-07-04:4661400:Comment:342412011-07-04T23:34:25.092Zthetxbellehttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/thetxbelle
This really helps because I am in the exact same boat when it comes to content, etc of daydreams. Thanks!
This really helps because I am in the exact same boat when it comes to content, etc of daydreams. Thanks!