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.

  1. 1

    Name the forecast: “I am expecting a difficult outcome.”

  2. 2

    Add: “I do not know the whole outcome yet.”

  3. 3

    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 need

After 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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