PRACTICE / CHAPTER 12
Reframe.
The outcome feels decided before you begin.
THE STUCK POINT / REUSABLE PRACTICE
Reframe
An expectation starts shaping your choices before the present has supplied the whole answer.
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Name the forecast: “I am expecting a difficult outcome.”
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Add: “I do not know the whole outcome yet.”
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Choose one reasonable action based on the present situation.
For example: Send one clear invitation to someone who has generally treated you with care.
What is the practice for?
The entry point helps choose a practice. The need helps choose what comes after it. Consider what this opening makes possible for protection, connection, self-respect, choice, or meaning.
Explore what serves each needAfter you try it.
What did you do? What did it make possible? What still needs attention?
Choose a safe, manageable situation. Practical help and necessary care take priority. Educational practice adapted from Chapter 12 of The Stuck Point.
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