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June 21st, 2007
Word on the Street : Prayer
Do you pray or meditate? If so, how?
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Sara, 20 "I do pray. I don't really know what to, but I do pray [laughter]. I think everyone prays in their own way. I don't do yoga or meditate but I definitely pray at night whenever I really need something or feel thankful." |
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Cesar, 21 "Well I pray every night before I go to bed. I kind of talk to God…very conversational. I just talk to him like He's a friend. I also pray before games and before shows, just to ask him to help me relax and to help everything go well." |
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Felipe, 27 "I do that by myself. I don't go to church and pray. I talk to God in my way. When I have to tell Him something, I tell Him but by myself. I don't usually go to church to do that. I don't like to pray to ask for something. I like to talk to Him and tell Him how things are going. I know that He is watching, but sometimes through telling Him how things are going, He can better show me the right way to do things." |
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Judith, 35 "I don't pray. I guess when I was younger and living with my parents I did, but when I got older, I stopped. I meditate a lot. I meditate by reflecting on things and changes and things I'd like to have, things I want to do, and places I'd like to go. I also meditate on how I would change things if I had the chance." |
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Catherine, 26 "Certainly not praying. But a big part of yoga is meditating and I do yoga at least a few times a week. Meditation is a part of the beginning and end of the class. Some people also feel like yoga is just one big meditation session." |
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Orlando, 26 "When I'm home, I pray a little louder. I do meditation in the Tae Kwon Do class that I'm talking. We always have five minutes to meditate. I just meditate in silence. It makes me relaxed. It makes my mind clearer. And it takes the stress out of my body." |
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Denise, 28 "I pray. I pray almost every night before I go to bed and I read the Bible because I am Christian and I do believe in God. So I pray to the higher power. And I believe He's real. Maybe things just happen naturally. But I know that when I pray, things start to really work their way out." |
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