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A Few Good Prayers

 Breezily, a few good prayer intentions: first a prayer for togetherness, centering. I believe there is a certain power of sympathy that shared breathing deeply in and out within the presence of others. I also know that touch is so often fleeting and that something very engrained, reactive, can be soothed, if lingering in an embrace. A hug that holds with trust may even tap a deep brain, soothing our keyed up alert systems, and in the calm with our inner electric pulse syncopating beta waves are transmitted. At least it's true that heartbeats can align with others metaphorically: What if we might all sync, in breath, ah, sweet, clapping hearts, beating wings! Trumpet blasts loud?  I won't add further expository introduction to each prayer, but there are so many wonderful ways to practice the art of expectation. One of them comes to us from ancient tradition. I once watched a wonderful film about an orthodox Jew who woke and immediately began his daily practices. He wrapped his...