June 20: Just for Today meditation, read by Dani the Girl

Just for Today meditation for June 20, read by Dani the Girl

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June 20

Meditation for beginners

"For some, prayer is asking for God's help; meditation is listening for God's answer.... Quieting the mind through meditation brings an inner peace that brings us into contact with the God within us."

Basic Text, pp. 44-45

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"Be patient when you're learning to meditate," many of us were told. "It takes practice to know what to 'listen' for." We're glad someone told us that, or many of us would have quit after a week or two of meditating. For the first few weeks, we may have sat each morning, stilled our thoughts, and "listened" just as the Basic Text said—but "heard" nothing. It may have taken a few more weeks before anything really happened. Even then, what happened was often barely noticeable. We were rising from our morning meditations feeling just a little better about our lives, a little more empathy for those we encountered during the day, and a little more in touch with our Higher Power.

For most of us, there was nothing dramatic in that awareness—no bolts of lightning or claps of thunder. Instead, it was something quietly powerful. We were taking time to get our egos and our ideas out of the way. In that clear space, we were improving our conscious contact with the source of our daily recovery, the God of our understanding. Meditation was new, and it took time and practice. But, like all the steps, it worked—when we worked it.

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Just for Today:

I will practice "listening" for knowledge of God's will for me, even if I don't know what to "listen" for yet.

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Episode Transcript

(00:03):
Welcome to the Voices of Recovery podcast.
This is your Just For Today episode featuring a recovering
addict. Hi, my name is Danny the girl.

(00:25):
My clean date is February 17th, 2022.
You're listening to the Voices of Recovery podcast.
This is the just for today for June 20th meditation for
beginners. For some, prayer is asking for

(00:48):
God's help. Meditation is listening for
God's answer. Quieting the mind through
meditation brings an inner peacethat brings us into contact with
God within ourselves. Basic text, pages 46 and 47.
Be patient when you're learning to meditate.

(01:09):
Many of us were told it takes practice to know what to listen
for. We're glad someone told us that,
and many of us would have quit after a week or two of
meditating. For the first few weeks, we may
have sat each morning, stilled our thoughts, and listened just
as the basic text said, but heard nothing.

(01:32):
It may have taken a few more weeks before anything really
happened. Even then, what happened was
often barely noticeable. We were rising from our morning
meditations, feeling just a little bit better about our
lives, a little more empathy forthose we encountered during the
day, and a little more in touch with our higher power.

(01:55):
For most of us, there was nothing dramatic in that
awareness, no bolts of lightningor claps of Thunder.
Instead, it was something quietly powerful.
We are taking time to get our egos and our ideas out of the
way. In that clear space, we were
improving our conscious contact with the source of our daily

(02:16):
recovery, the God of our understanding.
Meditation was new and it took time and practice, but like all
the steps, it worked when we worked it.
Just for today, I will practice listening for knowledge of God's
will for me, even if I don't know what to listen for yet.

(02:42):
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(03:04):
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