Sometimes after confession, I leave the church and feel a little lighter, but after hours the old thoughts pile up again. I mean, the important thing is that we continue to monitor ourselves daily, not just at the moment of confession.
Yes, I agree with بشارة. The same thing happens to me. I come out of confession light, but after a while the same thoughts return. That's why I try to read every night a bit of St. John Chrysostom, it helps me stay more alert throughout the day.
Yes, that's exactly how I feel. After confession, I feel light, but the next day the same old thoughts start to run through my head. That's why I try to stop by the icon at home at least once a day and say out loud at least one sentence from the prayer of St. Ephrem, otherwise I wouldn't even be able to do it with the little one.
Yes, after confession, I also feel a clear sense of lightness, but as Bishara said, after hours the thoughts start accumulating again. I try to pray the St. Ephrem prayer every day in the garden in the afternoon, even if it is just for two minutes, and this helps me monitor myself more.
Yes, that's exactly how it is for me too. I come out of confession lighter, as if a burden has been lifted, but the same day or the next, the same thoughts start to return. That's why I try to read the troper of St. Ephraim that the girls mentioned at least once a day, and it helps me not to get so carried away. Thanks for sharing.
Yeah, I get that same pattern after confession too. The lightness fades fast once the old thoughts start piling up again by afternoon. I try to stop in the garden for a minute after my route and say the Prayer of St. Ephraim out loud like Nadine and the others mentioned — even that short pause helps me catch myself before the day gets away from me.
Yes, I know that well. After confession I feel lighter at first, almost like after watering the flowers in the morning, but by the afternoon the old thoughts come back. That's why, as you all say, I now try to say the prayers of St. Ephrem quietly in the kitchen at least once a day when I make the tea. This keeps me alert a little longer.
