"Discipline is remembering what you want." Great reminder. I might add that discipline is what keeps us on our feet when remembering what we want is NOT the first thing we're remembering.
Meditation and prayer are among the tools we use to build the base to remember from. When life doesn't go according to plan--or we can't see how life is fitting into our plan--the focus and flexibility we've built by sitting on the cushion keeps us grounded and remembering not our goals, or "what we want," but remembering our authentic self--that part of us that is beyond ego, beyond fear.
Disclaimer: I really don't care for the word 'authentic'--I think it's way overused, but in this case, it fits. Our authentic self is the Self that we reach for--the bigger Self, connected to all the other Selfs (spelling deliberate)--when we get rid of the clutter and judgment and interpretation that is often present in our thoughts.
It's easy to remember that Self when we're on the cushion. It's easy to pray and give thanks when things are going according to plan. I highly recommend it. It's good practice. Becauses when the ground moves under your feet, that's the time to remember...what you want, not what you're afraid of.
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