Ride the WavesReflections by Steve L.

A Wave

November 19, 2025 · Cincinnati

“I love a big fishbowl, but I don’t want to jump out and die. Been there, done that.”

Three readings. A song that says the rest. And inspiration for whatever this day is here to teach.

A lone surfer riding inside a great curling wave

Read — the readings that opened the day

1

A Deep Breath of Life

Alan Cohen

“Goldfish grow in proportion to the size of their fishbowl. How big is my fishbowl? As we feed our thoughts, they shape our lives. We need help to focus on the Positive; what do we really want to create? We can avoid the downward pull of negativity simply by turning to our Higher Power. Today, I ask You for the wisdom and strength to nourish the good, the beautiful, and the true in me; to fully *live in the wonder and vastness of Your world.

2

New Seeds of Contemplation

Thomas Merton

“In our spiritual journey, we awaken, not to find an answer distinct from the question, but to realize that the question is it's own answer. All can be summed up in one awareness — not a proposition, but an experience: “I AM.”

3

Twenty Four Hours a Day

Hazelden

Meditation for the Day "I will try to raise my thoughts from the depths of the sordid, mean and impure things of the earth, to the heights of goodness, decency and beauty. Help me train my insight by trying to take the higher view, until distant heights become more familiar. Your help and Love will become nearer and dearer in my heart, and the false values of the earth will seem farther away. Prayer for the Day I pray that I may not keep my eyes downcast forever. I pray that I may set my sights on Your Love on my path to higher things.”