1.
Take a piece of paper, and draw a curved line diagonally from corner to corner.
Write the date of your birth at the bottom and today's date (or at least the year) at the top.
Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your reflections and to bring to mind times or events of your life.
As these come to mind (and without judging them), jot them down on the timeline. Some of these may be milestones along with way. Others may represent pitfalls. Even others may not seem important at all.
This part of your prayer may take only 15 - 30 minutes. On the other hand, you may find that you do not finish it at one sitting. If so, then put it peacefully aside and come back to it tomorrow.
2.
View or print out the worksheet called "Listening to the Story of My Life." (If you have difficulty, you may need to download the Adobe Reader.)
The printable sheet will guide you through the rest of the reflection.