Contemplation Book

Contemplation Book

IntroductionTo many, journaling is the easiest way to begin your practice of contemplation. By journaling, youre recording your experience and your feelings about that experience for future review. The journaling process should not be limited to one mode of recording. It could be done through writing, doodling, template designs or with some creativity thrown into it with music, poems and etc into the contemplation record.

How to start contemplating?Start thinking or experience something that can get you to start thinking.Record thoughts, ideas an/or images that are influential, relevant or have some form of values to you.Why are these important or significant to you?

Growth through ContemplationYou just need to fill in the blanks on the changes that you would want to do based on your realization after your contemplation activity.What you feel you should stop, continue or start doing.STOPFrom whenCONTINUETill when STARTFrom whenExampleAfter seeing a drug addict neighbor raining curses at his parents, I felt Disgusted and lost at the same time. I felt like we are hopeless to do anything and this is world we live in now. Growth through Contemplation

STOPFrom whenCONTINUETill when STARTFrom whenJust walking away from negative things and find something good to doEverytime I encounter negative happenings.Feeling empathy towards the victimsForeverSimilar with STOPExampleAfter watching a movie about a white couple in South Africa, during the height of the apartheid system, who got a black child and went through various challenges, I felt

Sad but happy at the same time. I felt like the world is better without this horror regime. Growth through Contemplation

STOPFrom whenCONTINUETill when STARTFrom whenTrusting people

ForeverGiving more consideration

From now till they know betterForgiving people

ForeverExampleAfter watching a movie about a young surfer whose left arm was amputated due to a shark attack, I felt proud to be a human being and deep concern about our society.I knew that it was a great achievement for Bethany Hamilton to win the nationals with one arm but I also realized that without the great support from her family and friends, she might just be another failure story,

Growth through Contemplation

STOPFrom whenCONTINUETill when STARTFrom whenWanting only for myself

NowThinking and doing more about family and community growthNow till the day I diePlanning for extended familiesOnce I have 89K in my account.First Contemplation Exercise What are issues in world that trouble you?

What do you feel you could do about it/them?Growth through Contemplation

I believe that I would,

STOPCONTINUESTARTNow, individually or in a small group, tell us what we should do together.LOGOSPATHOS