Michael Chernow

And so I was like, wow, that's a really interesting perspective, you know?

And so about six months ago, I started meditating and journaling on this idea that it's got to be a two-way street.

And I didn't really understand that because I, you know, I don't,

My wife is a self-proclaimed atheist.

And so it makes it really difficult because I try my best because how powerful God's been in my life.

But she is just adamant about her belief and I'm fine with that, right?

I'm not trying to force or convince or whatever her to want to start looking at God the way I do.

but I don't go to church, right?

Like I've been doing, I've been like YouTubing my way through this thing.

And so she had proposed that I, after my prayer, I sit in silence for two to three minutes just to receive.

And then throughout my day,

Instead of, you know, something hard comes up saying, God, you know, I'm going through this brother, like just receive.

And that has begun what I believe to be the chapter two after 20 years of, you know, talking a lot.

And now also kind of understanding that that meditation practice is also an opportunity for me to listen, you know.

Are you in the Bible at all yet?

I've like started, I mean, I read, I just started in the beginning of the year reading Jesus Calling, which is a really cool book.

And it kind of like gives me an opportunity to focus on certain verses that simplifies the Bible for me.

I have not read the Bible and it's definitely something, you know, for, so I'll also say that for the first time,

19 years of recovery, I came up through the 12-step programs.

And in the 12 steps, they strategically present faith, relationship with higher power in such a way that it doesn't