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1.1. Write down one thing that has made ywn one t ou feel grateful to be alive today. You
will discowill discover that this reminds yer that this reminds you of hoou of how blessed yw blessed you are just bou are just by being ali being alive
in a world full of ordinary world full of ordinary wonders.onders.
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2.2. Write doWrite down—just off the top of ywn—just off the top of your heart—10 things that are sacred to your heart—10 things that are sacred to you. ouu.
In the act of writing, yIn the act of writinng, you will start to be inspired bou will start to be inspireed by y your deepest vour deepest values, alues,
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beliefs and sourbeliefs and sources of emboldening jocees of emboldeninggj joy.
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3. Think of someone whink of someone who has hurt or betrho has hurt or betrayed yed you, and make a commitment to ou, and make a commitment to
work on forgiork on forgiving him or herving him or her. Imagine this person in front of y. Imagine this person in front of you, surrounded ou, surroundeed
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by light, happlight, happyy and well. Pr and well. Pray for this person to realize his or her life’ for this person to realize his or her life’s purpose.s purpose. Q D W X U D O O L Y L Q J E X V L Q H V V
4. Read a short text from anRead a short text from any of the wy of the world’orld’s spiritual trs spiritual traditions that inspires yaditions that inspires you ou O L V W L Q J V I U R P D U R X Q G
with the lowith the love-wisdom of the prophets and me-wisdom of the prophets and mystics wysstics who knoho know God directlyw God directly.
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5. When the text yWhen the text you haou havee cchosen starts to light up yhosen starts to light uup your spirit, prour spirit, pray a short a short
prayer that aligns yer that aligns you with the pure deep loou with the pure deep lovee that is longing to use ythat is longing to use you as its ou as its
instrument in the winstrument in the world.
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6.6. MMake a real commitment to a spiritual prake a real commitment to a spiritual practice. If yactice. If you do not you do not yet haet have a pr a praactice,ctice,
start nostart now with a simple meditation. Ovw with a simple meditation. Over time, this meditation will aer time, this meditation will awaken aken
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you to you to your own deepest sacred desire to see all beings consciously liwn deepest sacred desire to see aall beings consciously living in ving in
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harmonharmonyy,,, and to y and to yyour sacred courour sacred courage to express this desire in action.age to express this desire in action.
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Strengthened b ppr r, actice and inspiratioon, turn now to your life and tthe
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7. Strengthened by prayer, practice and inspiration, turn now to your life and the
people in it. Evpeople in it. Everyyone, especially in a time like ours, has friends wone, especially in a time likee ours, has friends who are ho are
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grieving or ill or looking for a job or in financial difficultygrieving or ill or loooking for a job or in financiaal difficulty. Commit no. Commit now to w to
ringing one of them up and asking him or her wringing one of theem up and asking him or her what yhat you could do to make the ou could do to make tthe
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burden burden easieeasierr.
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8. Make a commitment to skip one meal in the coming 24 hours and send a Make a commitment to skip one meal in the coming 24 hours and send a
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checheck for the money yk for the money you wou would haould havee spent on spent on it to a reputable organization it to a reputable organization
dealing with wdealing with world hungerorld hunger.
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9. Make a commitment to keep small cMake a commitment to keep small change in a pochange in a pocket so that yket so that you can always ys
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givee somethin something to one of the thousands of homeless on g to one of the thousands of homeless on America’America’s streets.s streets.
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10.10. There are people around yhere are people around you wou who are suffering. Make a commitment to find ho are suffering. Make a commitment to find
out wout who they are and who they are and what they need, and inhat they need, and invite six of yvite six of your friends to make a our friends to makee a
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commitment with ycommitment with you to begin supplying it. In acting like this, you to begin supplying it. In acting like this, you will be ou will be
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helping to animate the heart of yhelping to animate the heart of your communityour communitty.
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1111.. Make a commitment todaMake a commitment todayy,, ev even if yen if you are experiencing financial difficulties,ou are experiencing financial difficulties,
to tithe between fivto tithbhe between fifive and 10 pere and 10 percent of wcent of what yhat you earn to a cause of you earn to a cause of your our
choice. Ovhoice. Over time, tithing will gier time, tithing will give y you a great and healing sense of being ou a great and healing sense of being
useful. useful. The cause yhe cause you are helping will become increasingly precious and ou are helping will become increasingly precious and
personal to ypersonal to you until you until you will wish, naturou will wish, naturally and simplyally aand simplyy,, to do more., to do more.
Source:Source: The Hope: he Hope: A Guide to Sacred A Guide to Sacred ActiActivismvism b by AndreAndreww Ha Harrvey
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