Attend to a physical, emotional or spiritual pain in your life with an attitude of 'lightness,' with reverence toward its mystery. Hold a prayerful attitude of openness to God's movement in that mystery.

Today, confront the shadows in your life. Do a 'spring cleaning' of your psyche by looking at your buried secrets and opening them to the fresh air of conscious exploration and openness. Pray for the courage to reverse old patterns that encourage you to dramatize past hurts; pray for the courage to find new ways of being.

James Conlon, Ponderings from the Precipice: Soulwork for a New Millennium