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End-of-Day Check-In
Everyday is filled with a variety of experiences. End-of-day offers the opportunity to #reflect on the day. When did I feel most “in-sync,” most loved, in the Flow, attuned to the Infinite? When did I feel most out-of-sync, disconnected? What was happening in each of the instances noted above? Is there a #pattern there? I Continue reading
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My Story
What is my story? Write a narration of your story however you choose. Re-read the story once you are “finished” with the narration to now. What strikes you about your story? Are there missing pieces? Why did you leave them out? Why did you include the pieces you did? Continue reading
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Journal a Phrase
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin said of humans: “We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” Journal your response to this phrase. Continue reading
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Struggle with Self
What is it about “me” with which I struggle most? Name why these characteristics cause internal struggle. When is this struggle most prominent? Is the reasoning behind this struggle that it is unhealthy or unwise or unsafe orundesirable or something else? What brought the struggle to my attention and how long has it been a Continue reading
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How Do I Identify Self
Quickly, write as many words as possible you would use to identify yourself. Keep writing until you run out of words whether that is three words or thirty. Now take a moment to reflect about how you came to claim or be claimed by those words. Do these words identify you? What story does each Continue reading
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Celebrate Self
What is it that I celebrate most about myself? Why do I celebrate it? Is it because others celebrate it about me? Is it something I love and embrace about myself? Do I find validation of this celebration from self/others/God? Continue reading
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Gratitude
Most days, I begin my journaling time with a moment to note the people, events, things, and thoughts for which I am thankful. Without becoming legalistic about it, I try to list 10 items of gratitude. As an ongoing practice, this helps me to live from a place of gratitude. Continue reading
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Journaling as Practice
I find the use of my journal helpful as a tool for personal growthand spiritual growth. When I use my journal, I take three distinctive approaches: Freeform, free flowing, stream-of-consciousness journaling followed by reflecting on what has risen in the journaling, Daily reflective journaling with a focus on gratitude, and Questions and prompts that come Continue reading
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Practice: I Am Precious
There are many competing messages we hear in our lives. Some of those messages may suggest that our value is measured by looks or wealth or age or success or something else. Each of us is precious simply because we are. I have attached a recording of a preciousness practice. Essentially, take a moment to Continue reading
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