January 2nd Ignatian Examen

🌙💖 Ignatian Night Examen 

1. Gratitude — Soft Thanks for a Full Day
Tonight I begin by placing a gentle hand over my heart and giving thanks.  
I am grateful for my busy morning, tending to home chores and showing up for my Recovery Circle meeting.  
I’m grateful for the curiosity and devotion that led me to spend the afternoon researching mindfulness meditation for compulsive overeating — a loving act of learning for my healing.  
I’m grateful for the two IFS meetings that held my evening, offering insight, compassion, and inner spaciousness.  
I give thanks for the strength that carried me through each moment.

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2. Ask for Light — A Soft Glow of Clarity
I invite a gentle, moonlit clarity to shine over my day.  
Not to judge it, but to understand it.  
I ask for insight that feels kind, feminine, and true — like soft light resting on still water.

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3. Review — Walking Back Through My Day
I walk slowly through the hours of this day:  
- A morning filled with movement, chores, and my Recovery Circle  
- An afternoon of thoughtful research into mindfulness and compulsive overeating  
- An evening held by two IFS meetings, each one offering a different doorway inward  

I notice the rhythm — effort, learning, connection, and reflection.

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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 presence?  

I hold all of it with tenderness, like petals gathered in my hands.

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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.

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