Author: clfuu

The practice of noticing beauty in the world around us renews our spirit and reminds us that even when times are difficult, beauty is possible.

Look for beauty today. Note where you find it and how it makes you feel.

Julia Cameron, in her book The Artist’s Way encourages people to begin each day by writing three pages of stream-of-consciousness journaling. According to Cameron, these “morning pages provoke, clarify, comfort, cajole, prioritize and synchronize the day at hand.”

Write (or dictate) three pages of whatever is on your mind. How might this practice ground you in your day?

Everything is data. Everything is information that we can use to make connections, to find meaning, to seek answers to the questions of what we should do and how we should do it. All of these messages are heard by the spirit and filtered through our being and our experience.

What is your spirit telling you about the messages you are getting today?

“Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” With these (or similar) words, Christians around the world are blessed with a reminder of our mortality and of the temporary nature of all physical being.

How have you been blessed by a reminder of your impermanence?

In Cadiz, Spain, the weeks of Carnaval, before the beginning of Lent, feature roving groups of wildly-costumed street performers who compete as they irreverently poke fun at the problems of society. In doing so, they address imbalances of power and inspire people to create change.

How are humor and satire part of inspiring you to make a better world?