GATHERING TREASURES EXERCISE

[Gurudevi]

By ~Gurudevi, Shri Swami Maha-Shaktiananda
Founder of Self-Realization Shala Order


On a day when you can find a few hours to be by yourself, go out into a natural area: park, woods, beach, etc. and take a solitary walk. As you go, try to recover the perspective you had as a child. Look at everything no matter how small and begin to collect small things that speak to you as a child gathers treasures. Here is a sand dollar, or perhaps it's a bird's egg that fell from the tree. You know.
When you get home, put all your findings on a table and consider how you might put them together to make something, like a shadow box or a collage. If you went to camp as a child, you may remember some of the crafts you did there. If not, no matter, you can be creative. Take your time and enjoy the unique qualities of each item. Savor the sight, smell and touch. Examine each of them minutely and see what it tells you about its life. When you are finished, find someone to share your creation with as if you were still a child doing "show and tell." Make some notes in your journal about what was awakened in you.

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