Yesterday, I heard an interview with Helen Prejean, the nun who wrote “Dead Man Walking.” She spoke briefly, yet with great conviction. the sentence that made me sit up and take notice was, “To know what I believe, I watch what I do.”
A simple sentence, but a powerful one. How often do we speak for compassion, but don’t act on it? How easy to point to a fault in someone and not see it in ourselves.
The sentence was a great one, and one that makes a wonderful journal prompt. I spent a timed five minutes writing, and was surprised where it took me. Try it for yourself and you’ll be surprised to find out who you are.
–Image: Quinn McDonald. Quinn is a certified creativity coach. See her writing at QuinnCreative.com (c) 2008 All rights reserved.
