Activity 4: Unfurling Your Wings (20 minutes)
Materials for Activity
- Copies of Handout 3: Wings Unfurling for all participants
- Pens and pencils for all participants
- Bell
- Clock, watch, or timer that shows seconds
Preparation for Activity
- Download, print, and photocopy Handout 3: Wings Unfurling. Note that it is a two-sided handout.
Description of Activity
Introduce the activity with these or similar words:Few, if any, of us feel fully self-actualized—that we have reached our full potentials as physical, spiritual, emotional persons. In all of us there is the possibility of growth and change, of unrealized potentials becoming activated, of "wings unfurling." A rich sense of spirituality can invite us into growth in other realms of our life. And our lives can help us grow, spiritually.
This activity offers each of us an opportunity to reflect on how we might be if, in the words of the song, we let this rose open, allow our fears to burn away, and allow our souls to unfurl their wings.
Distribute Handout 3: Wings Unfurling and pens or pencils to those who need them. Tell participants they will have ten minutes for reflection and writing in response to the handout's questions. Suggest that participants choose the front or the back of the sheet for their primary focus. Completing the entire sheet thoughtfully would be difficult to do in ten minutes and is not necessary. Explain that these worksheets will be kept private—participants will not be asked to share them.
After ten minutes have passed, ring the bell. Invite participants to spend another three minutes deciding what to share in a small group activity which follows. These questions might help them choose a focus for their sharing:
- What is the essence of how you want to be?
- What obstacles do you want to overcome in order to get there?
- What help do you need?
Encourage participants to make some notes about what they would like to share.
Including All Participants
If some participants find that the worksheet hampers their creativity or clashes with their learning style they are welcome to put it aside and draw or think instead.
Last updated on Saturday, April 19, 2008.
