“I suggest you get a three ring binder and keep your worksheets in it. In the future, each time you look back at old sheets, they will give you new gifts and new insights. Step 1 on the sheet is about getting clear on the source of your reality . When you start each sheet with this reminder, it is easier to get past your projections of wanting to either blame others or yourself. Blame , aside from a way to give away your power, is an avoidance mechanism.”
1. My reality is made with thoughts from my own mind. As I learn to change my thoughts, my reality will change. A. I seem to be upset because my trigger (write the name of the person, place, thing, or event) _________________ (__.__.) (Your initials) (write what has happened) ________________________________ ___________________________________________ (BREATHE)
1. My reality is made with thoughts from my own mind. As I learn to change my thoughts, my reality will change.
“I’m seeing more and more of the Truth of that thought, michael. It is actually starting to feel like an empowering idea. I’m realizing that reality is in my mind and it is changeable!”
” Step 1A acknowledges what seems to be true and gives you the space to write down your thoughts. If there is not enough room, use another piece of paper. Some people write the entire form out in longhand each time they do a worksheet. In the first blank, in 1A, you name the person, place, thing or event that triggers your disturbing or painful reality .”
“I put my sister, Amy, in this blank?” he asked.
“In this case, yes. If you did a worksheet on, let’s say, your car not starting, ‘car’ would go there. If you were to do a sheet on the idea we processed earlier today, ‘being stupid ,’ that is what you would put in the first blank. Next, you place your own initials between the brackets as a reminder that this worksheet is about you and a reality in your mind. You then write a brief description of what you perceived as happening.”
1A. I seem to be upset because (write the name of the person, thing or situation) my baby sister Amy ( R. S.) (write what has happened) was the favorite. (BREATHE)
