How Shall We Begin?

“Creating a time and place for your intention to stay connected to yourself — by reflecting on your life — will be the initial focus. In this case, your ritual might be to rise early enough each morning to have this time before rushing into your day, or to find a peaceful place on your lunch break, or a time in the evening when the house is quiet… Of course, it can be a combination of these times of day, as your schedule allows.”

Discovering Ourselves

“A key question for us might be: Am I acting from a place of fear? Or am I acting from a place of self-informed choices? If our intentions are always to protect ourselves from too much discomfort in life, we can be led away from our true purpose, and from being truly ourselves. Instead of avoiding discomfort, we will want to work with it, to invite it to the pages of our journal. Using our will to create intentions that lead to inner freedom — by taking risks and allowing discomfort — is one of the greatest fruits of the will.”

Connecting with the Divine

“Using prayer and meditation, we can ask a spiritual power greater than ourselves for support. This takes a measure of humility and courage as we acknowledge the possibility of the existence of a Universal Power, the Great Spirit, God, the Divine — or acknowledging that an energy — if not someone — is deeper at work in our lives. Journaling our experiences and returning to their important lessons will provide a pattern of unfolding that begins to show us how the divine operates in our individual lives.”