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IDEA
Awakening is a process of beginning of something new, at which we enter into exchange by giving and receiving. Some examples of processes and states in nature, in the person (thoughts, feelings, deeds) and relations:
- nature wakes up in spring;
- buds of flowers and trees open up for new life;
- a child is born and new life begins;
- we wake up in the morning and the new day begins;
- a feeling of sympathy and love wakes up and a friendship begins;
- an idea wakes up and a new initiative begins.
QUESTIONS
1. Text: Which words repeat most frequently in the text? Write in your own beautiful words a sentence/essay/poem about Awakening.
2. Drawing: Draw the waking up of nature in spring. Draw two pictures of sleep and motion: with images or colours or shapes. Draw an illustration to the exercise.
3. Questions: What was the very first thought that came to your mind when you woke up this morning? How do you start your day? How do you start a relationship?
4. Experience: Tell us of situations and experiences when you had the impulse to start something new. What is the feeling?
5. Imagination: Imagine while you play the exercise that you are like a flower which opens its blossom, giving scent and colour and receiving light and warmth.
6. Affirmation: Write your own positive affirmation for Awakening. For example: I begin my day with a smile.
7. Quote: A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step (Lao-Tzu). To begin is half the work. Let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished (Ausonius). Find your favourite quote.