For this Sunday, August 19th, the focus for
our meditation will be on Curiosity. This end-of-summer season finds our young
people preparing to return for another year of schooling. Most are hopefully eager to be back with teachers,
counselors, and other staff who serve as important mentors for them. I was one of those students who couldn’t wait
for the school year to resume. Summer break
was always filled with fun activities, but I adored my teachers and looked
forward to learning new things. One of
the goals of a good education is to not just fill heads with facts but to imbue
students with a Curiosity and desire to learn more that will serve them
their entire life. Part of being Curious
is to first be able to observe so one can notice when a set of information is
incomplete or incoherent. The next
element of Curiosity is to then have the wonder and desire to figure out
what is missing or learn why something doesn’t make sense. The last element of Curiosity is to
have the skill to know how to seek out additional information. This is a very different method from the
recall and recognition abilities on which rote memorization relies. If our students are able to establish Curiosity
as a part of their character, it will serve them well in life. As adults they will be less vulnerable to
manipulation or apathetic acceptance of conditions that need to change. Having a greater sense of Curiosity in
the citizens on which our future rests will guarantee our nation is always
seeking to improve and move forward rather than rest in stagnation. This week in our prayer and meditation time
let us remember the students who are returning to school and ask that they be
filled with the lifelong spark of Curiosity. Let us also send the light and energy of our
prayers to those who help shepherd our students through their education and ask
that they be supported in their efforts to build a generation of kind and
thoughtful citizens who always remain Curious about life.
In our efforts this week let us also continue to use the
energy of our prayers and meditation to amplify the light that covers and fills
this nation. As we perform our
meditation this week let us begin by re-energizing the brilliance and power of
the light we create. Just as before,
begin by forming a concentrated ball of light that is so bright it is almost
impossible to look directly at it. Raise
this sphere of light up high over the nation and then let its rays cascade down
to create a solid, impenetrable dome of light that completely covers every inch
of our country. From shore to shore and
border to border let the entire continent be filled with this brilliant, dense
light that will serve to magnify the best and highest qualities of our country
and the people who live across its vast lands.
Please follow the same practice as before: Get centered in
your body, ask to bring in your guides and others who are there to assist us
and connect to the circle of others participating in this project.
Ask yourself what do I feel in my body when I have a sense
of Curiosity that sparks a desire to
learn more? How does it feel in my body when I am filled with wonder
about my environment and am Curious
to explore it in a way that helps me make sense of things? Then send the
energy and intention of those feelings to the nation.
Be sure to disconnect from the circle at the end and express
thanks for those who have helped us in this effort.
If you have feedback or experiences you would like to share
please let me know via e-mail to kmiritello@gmail.com
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