the first step was to notice when my spontaneous prayers tended to occur. funnily enough, it was always when i was in motion—in a car, on a bus, biking, walking…

from there i started to try to purposefully have some prayerful thoughts whenever i was in motion.

now i’ve started taking “prayer walks”...i walk, thinking about what i would like to pray about, until i come to a good place to sit, and then i sit and have silent prayer in that spot for a while.

i’m not sure if what i’m doing quite qualifies yet, but it’s definitely in the goodthoughts category, at least. and i am extending my ability to do it with purpose and a certain degree of forethought. which i think is good.

i would like to eventually learn to pray out loud, with words or in song. i think once i can do that, i will consider this goal accomplished.