There's nothing vacation time away from home to make yourself slow down and take time to do some of the simple things that there never seems to be time for while home and living on the super fast run. I had wanted to do this spiritual practices exercise which is adapted from Journaling as a Spiritual Journey by Helen Cepero I had the "how to" questions for reflection printed and sitting beside my art table at home since I attended a spiritual practices workshop fifteen months ago.
Look
to the South— the direction of sunny exposure;
creativity, imagination, spontaneity, and play
•Where do I feel my creativity is
being called forth?
•What do I really long to do or
be?
•How do I nurture myself? Who are
friends who nurture my spirit?
•What are the hobbies I’m
passionate about?
Look to the East— the direction of dawn; the rising sun and new beginnings
•What light is just
beginning to appear on my horizon?
•What am I being
asked to take hold of in a new way?
•Where am I being
called to embrace something?
•What areas in my
life need redirection? What are (small) first steps I can take?
Look to the West— the direction of the setting sun; where endings and letting go
occurs
•What is no longer
working for my life?
•What (or who) needs
to be released and let go?
•What beliefs or
attitudes or patterns do I need to die to?
•Where is deep
healing needed?
•What areas in my
life need change or transformation? What are (small) first steps?
Look
to the North— the north star and the guiding
light & stabilizing force of your spiritual compass
•Who is it that deeply loves me
and guides me?
•What are the images or pictures
of God that nurture and sustain me?
•What story of grace or salvation
in the Bible animates me/is central to my life?
•Who are my spiritual guides and
deepest friends?
•Say a prayer of gratitude for
those who give hope and meaning to your life.
Look
to the Center— what might it mean to put a “yes”
and commit to all areas of the compass?
