A short video message by Adam Markel describing the importance of morning rituals, especially meditation/prayer grounded in biblical teaching. He connects spiritual practice to experiencing peace and freedom, asserting that quality of life and results correlate with the strength of one’s rituals.
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Hi, everyone. This is Adam Markell. And how you doing? As you can see, it's a glorious day. I am actually sitting here in early morning getting ready to dive into the pool as a part of my morning ritual. And one of the things that I was chatting with some friends about recently was the power of our rituals. And I actually found myself saying that the quality of our life is really based in the quality of our rituals. And I truly believe this. I believe it just from my own experience and from the heart. I can say that the strength of my results has been whatever that looks like has looked like has equaled the strength of my rituals. So rituals are so important. So I figured I'd share just what has been impactful for me and check in with all my friends out there on a daily basis, sharing some of these rituals that have been effective in my life. And the first one just being one of meditation. So I've just completed a beautiful meditation. It's actually based in some biblical teaching, and I love that. I love just exploring the Bible for all the many nuggets that are there to be had. And again, not with sort of an agenda on my part to adopt a religious perspective, but more just to be connected spiritually to my Creator and to know and to feel the presence of God. And that's really all that. The treatment, the meditation, the prayer, whatever you want to call it. For me, that's just at the heart of it is being connected. To feel the presence of creation, to feel the presence of the universe, to feel the presence of the divine. And in that moment when I feel that presence, I also feel something that I would call peace. And in that moment of peace, there's something absolutely powerful that I am so blessed to have. And it's something that I know we all want, and it's something that we strive for consciously or unconsciously. And it's something that is also fleeting at times, and that is peace. And I firmly believe, and I'm in this moment sharing it for the purposes of it being a benefit and a value and a blessing in your life that in peace there is freedom, and the truth shall set you free. As it said, well, what is the truth? Well, the truth to me is the feeling, the knowing, the experiencing of God in the present moment of experiencing your creator or spirit or universe or whatever it is that's divine, that you believe exists in this world, the reason for your being and mine and everyone else's.
