Lit Up From Within

a reminder to self and others

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“Throughout my whole life, during every minute of it, the world has been gradually lightening up and blazing before my eyes until it has come to surround me, entirely lit up from within.” – Pierre Teilhard De Chardin, French Philosopher and Jesuit Priest

“Ten years ago . . .
I turned my face for a moment
and it became my life. Sometimes I go about pitying myself ,
and all along
my soul is being blown by great winds across the sky."
– OJIBWE SAYING 

 

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Writer's Prompts: 

• Write about a time when you were “lit up from within.” What does it mean to be lit up from within? (reveal this in your writing). 
• Write about a profound spiritual experience using imagery and analogies, metaphors, body sensations and the elements. (without using adjectives.) 

Active Contemplation:   

• When have you “turned your face for a moment and it became your life.”?
• What are the great winds that are blowing your soul across the sky?  

Contemplative Action:

• Take a step out into the world, take some action  with what you know, from what you know.