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Publications and Writings on Creativity, Courage, and Human Potential
My Master's Integration Paper: "The Heroes Circle: A Path To Individuation Centered Around Heroic And Creative Journeys"
Tools I Use in my Practice
The Story Spine is a well-loved improv exercise that helps you create a new story for your life when you use it as a reflective tool. You can search for all sorts of versions and explanations about it. This is my go-to Story Spine: Once upon a time there was ___. Every day, ___. One day ___. Because of that, ___. Because of that, ___. Until finally ___. And ever since that day_____.
What Do You Do No Matter What? And Why? Answering this question can be illuminating. For instance, no matter what, I make sure I have chocolate in the house. I can be sad, happy, alone, expecting company, rich, poor... no matter what I have chocolate in the house. Now that I'm aware that I do this no matter what, I can ask myself does this habit heal me or hurt me? Heal others or hurt others? Or is it just a neutral thing? Does it fit my life values and goals? Do I want to live with it or let it go?
The 5/5/5/5 Reflection can be a great help to making decisions in the moment. Think of what you are going to do or not do and ask yourself, "How will I feel about this action five minutes from now, five hours, five days, five weeks, five, months, five years, fifty years from now?"
Does it heal me or hurt me? I have not yet found it possible, but I wish there was a way to put every thought and every action (and every mouthful) through this question-filter. It still serves well as a spot-exercise whenever you think of it, or when someone asks your advice.
What Do You Do No Matter What? And Why? Answering this question can be illuminating. For instance, no matter what, I make sure I have chocolate in the house. I can be sad, happy, alone, expecting company, rich, poor... no matter what I have chocolate in the house. Now that I'm aware that I do this no matter what, I can ask myself does this habit heal me or hurt me? Heal others or hurt others? Or is it just a neutral thing? Does it fit my life values and goals? Do I want to live with it or let it go?
The 5/5/5/5 Reflection can be a great help to making decisions in the moment. Think of what you are going to do or not do and ask yourself, "How will I feel about this action five minutes from now, five hours, five days, five weeks, five, months, five years, fifty years from now?"
Does it heal me or hurt me? I have not yet found it possible, but I wish there was a way to put every thought and every action (and every mouthful) through this question-filter. It still serves well as a spot-exercise whenever you think of it, or when someone asks your advice.
Interesting Tools from Other Sites
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