a stolen thought on prayer:

"to maintain a prayerful state of heart and mind, we must regularly move prayer from the subconscious to the conscious realm, deliberately inviting Christ out of the twilight and into the limelight of our lives. There are many ways of doing this... every person is different, but we all need to find those people and places that enable us to re-center on Christ regularly, so that the reflex reaction of our lives remains prayerful, all the time." - from the 24/7prayer website (http://www.24-7prayer.com/prayer/theology)

Well put!