Life Pyramid - Journaling Tool

For spiritual growth, we need to develop our higher, more conceptual mind. We want to connect with higher concepts and energies such as values, ideas, ideals, energies, potentials, archetypes, higher guidance and our intuition. Having connected with these higher concepts, we then need to ground them in tasks, projects, relationships, health, money, happiness, details, etc.

On a blank page in your journal, draw a triangle from the top centre of your page to the outside edges at the bottom of your page. In the top inch (2.5 cm) write one word that best reflects a key value, quality, idea or concept in your life. About an inch or 2 (2.5 - 5 cm) down, write 2 to 3 new words that help define that key word. About 2 to 3 inches (5 - 7.5 cm) down write 4 to 6 new words that further express that key word. Keep going down the page and writing more words to ground the higher concepts.

This is a challenging process, but you may discover that adding the bottom layers of words will help you fine-tune the upper layers of words.

This is a powerful tool to help you connect high ideals and ideas with practical applications. It is a great way to make important inner connections in your mind and create more inclusiveness and meaning in all your endeavours.

EXERCISES

Getting started:

• At the top of your pyramid, write the word 'time.' Then use the process described above to scope out important aspects of time in your life. Consider time wasters, procrastination, quality times, etc.

Go deeper:

• What is your top life challenge or life lesson? Ground aspects of it using the process described above.

Reach higher:

• What is the essence of your life purpose? Write it at the top of your triangle and add words to unfold it into key steps in your life.

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