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Divine Intervention? Not so much, in that I think the term carries a lot of baggage, pig is an atheist, etc. However, I would say that I probably practice an analogue of praying on a regular basis. Faced with a difficult situation, will I think through outcomes I would rather occur and attempt to focus on them? Yes. Do I think it's possible, even if not probable, that simply focusing my thoughts in this way may makes those outcomes more probable? Yes. Do I realize that's somewhat irrational? Yes. Do I think it helps to relieve psychological pressure? Yes.
I think the difference between this and "prayer" is that I try to remove the deity at the end of my mental projections, so to speak. I occasionally find myself thinking back to things like the Doxology and Lord's Prayer, because I said them so often when I was younger. Perhaps the above process is simply the last vestiges of my previously held faith and the associated routines, but it's quite well aligned with my current "spiritual" beliefs.
p.s. I've been wondering about the term "spiritual." Can you be "spiritual" and not believe in "spirits"?
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