All difficulties in prayer can be traced to one cause: praying as if God were absent.

I may be blind, but with eyes closed, I see. And by this Light, I move forward, while remaining Still. I turn to Him in every direction, and say, ‘You’re still here', and know. Every time you’re knocked off center today, every time you lose patience, every time you lose your faith, you interrupt that the moment you close your eyes and say, 'You’re still here', and linger in the Silence after the 'here', in the Love after the 'here', in the Presence that you’re hearing. Shhhhh.... And that’s the Shift. That’s the Miracle that breathes life into the seeming moment, that appears to change what is changeless. I Love you, Nik [email protected] p.s. Song of the day--  O Come, O Come Emmanuel (version 1 w/words), (version 2 instrumental). It's a popular Christmas song, and though it's May, it's still Christmas, it's still Easter! Emmanuel means 'God with us', and He is. Love Is.  Please help me keep the show ad free + Get Merch! ▶▶https://www.patreon.com/goodmornings "All difficulties in prayer can be traced to one cause: praying as if God were absent." -St Theresa of Avila "Meditation is a method. Devotion and prayer are methods. Hatha yoga is a method. Dance is a method. Methods upon methods. However, the methods are an illusion. You use the illusion to get out of the illusion. The game isn't to end up a good meditator; but to end up free. The game isn't to end up a good Buddhist; it's to end up Buddha. The game isn't to end up a good Christian; but to end up Christ. The game isn't to end up loving; it's to end up being love." -Ram Dass "Exhale your worries inhale God's love" -@art_for_krishna "You know how you can be certain that it's different this time around? Because in the past, you'd jump from one path to the next. You were grasping. Hoping that something would stick. It was out of desperation. Just trying to find your way.  This time? It may feel as though it's slow to materialize, but you're no longer jumping around. You're treading forward with an element of trust you've never felt before. The Universe is sending you constant confirmations. It feels real because it is." -@SourceMessages "If something is not working today, then something better is in store. This surety should be in our mind." -Ravi Shankar "Don't be afraid of the shadows, that only means there's a light nearby." -@bumlehri "Dear God, Please reveal to us your sublime beauty, that is everywhere, everywhere, everywhere, so that we will never again feel frightened." -St. Francis of Assisi Support the show Beginning Aug 7, 2023 - 'GoOD Mornings with CurlyNikki' will host pre and post roll ads within the back catalogue.