Ignatian Night Examen — Friday, January 9th

Ignatian Night Examen — Friday, January 9th

a day of devotion, creativity, presence, and gentle integration

1. Gratitude — A Soft Thank You for This Day
Tonight I begin by giving thanks for the fullness and beauty of this day.  
I am grateful for the way I entered the morning, steady, open‑hearted, and devoted to my healing.  
I give thanks for my sadhana, my Secular OA Recovery Circle, my garden tending, my strength classes, and my DBT class, each one a thread of grounding, resilience, and clarity.  
I am grateful for the joy of finishing my country art, offering it love and intention as a gift for my daughter.  
I give thanks for the nourishment of my calabacitas stew, eaten with presence and simplicity.  
I honor the depth of my IFS session, the spaciousness of my free time, and the gentle integration of my TYI Yoga for Better Living class.  
I am grateful for every moment that supported my healing today.

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2. Ask for Light — Seeing My Day with Kindness
I invite a soft, moonlit clarity to shine over my day.  
Not to judge it, but to understand it.  
I ask for insight that feels gentle, feminine, and true, like starlight resting on quiet earth.

3. Review — Walking Back Through My Day
I walk slowly through the hours of this day:  
- Arriving into the morning with intention  
- Moving through my sadhana and recovery practices  
- Tending my garden and strengthening my body  
- Completing my country art with love  
- Nourishing myself with mindful food  
- Opening to inner work with my IFS practitioner  
- Allowing rest and spaciousness  
- Ending the day with yoga and integration  

I notice the rhythm, devotion, creativity, nourishment, reflection, and rest.

4. Reflection — Where I Moved Toward Healing
I ask myself softly:  
Where did I move toward truth, recovery, or authenticity today?  
Where did I feel grounded, supported, or aligned?  
Where did I offer kindness to myself or others?  
Where did I feel Mother Nature’s quiet guidance, in breath, in movement, in creativity, in stillness?  

I hold all of it with tenderness, the effort, the devotion, the joy, the rest.

5. Renewal — Curling Into Rest
As the night deepens, I release what is heavy.  
I keep what is true.  
I let myself soften into rest.  

May Mother Nature cradle me tonight with warmth and gentleness.  
May I wake renewed, steady, and open to the next step in my healing.  

May all beings be safe.  
May all beings be free.  
May all beings know peace.