tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943060470929085549.post5297396858256314480..comments2024-02-22T22:40:09.294-05:00Comments on Life of a Catholic Librarian: Live Today Well, Chapter 11...Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05772700828819881141noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943060470929085549.post-61059952655554097782017-04-10T14:01:29.165-04:002017-04-10T14:01:29.165-04:00Hi Melanie! Indeed, it is difficult for me to quie...Hi Melanie! Indeed, it is difficult for me to quiet my mind in this way as well. I did like the more practical way the author described it, and that it should lead to a distinct action on our part. That helps me to think of it in a more practical and versatile way. Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772700828819881141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943060470929085549.post-32558452001493529382017-04-09T15:01:44.919-04:002017-04-09T15:01:44.919-04:00I have always found meditation to be hard. Either...I have always found meditation to be hard. Either my thoughts wander or it seems to take too much time or both. Next thing I know I have to move on to what is required of me next and I spent the whole time thinking about not prayer things. I've sometimes thought that maybe meditation wasn't for me. So I liked the other ways that have been described in this book to bring prayer into our lives through out the day. But now that we have reached the chapter on prayer, meditation is suggested. Perhaps God is trying to tell me something. :) One thing that stood out to me was the statement that "with some practice, the exercise of meditation will flow more seamlessly". I have to admit that I haven't practiced very much and have given up too easily in the past. What I liked about this description of mediation was that it should lead to a resolution to act in a specific way. This resolution is something you can continue to think about and put into action throughout the day as a way to continue to pray through the day and to live the day well. I also liked the acknowledgement that "praying in this meditative way takes time ... [and] no matter how much time we can devote to this spiritual exercise, the key is to stir the affections and carry out the resolutions."Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13906826460232914998noreply@blogger.com