Practice using these
Guidelines everywhere – at home, with family,
at work.
And remember to enjoy yourself!
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Focus
on what I can learn about myself all
the time, especially from my reactions (such as
anger, fear, jealousy, resentment, and impatience)
instead of judging or blaming others or myself.
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Notice
my emotions (by feeling the physical
sensations in my energy centers).
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Notice
my thoughts (such as planning my reply,
judging, analyzing, comparing, day-dreaming, etc.)
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Notice
my intention (such as blaming, judging,
needing to be right, wanting admiration, escaping
into thoughts (intellectualizing), trying to convince,
etc.)
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Take
responsibility for my feelings, experiences,
and actions (no blaming).
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Practice
integrity at all times (often requires
action, such as speaking when frightened parts
of my personality don’t want to speak and
not speaking when they feel compelled to speak).
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Say
or do what is most difficult (sharing
what I notice, if appropriate, when someone speaks
or acts from a frightened part of her personality;
sharing about myself what I am frightened to say
and know that I need to say.)
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Change
my perspective from fearful to loving
(choose to see myself and others in a loving or
appreciative way).
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Release
any distance I feel from anyone.
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Be
present while others are speaking (not
preparing replies, judging, etc.)
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Consult
my intuition.
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Choose my
intention before I speak or act.
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Act from
the healthiest part of my personality that I can
find (rather than caretaking, fixing, teaching,
judging, blaming, gossiping, etc.)
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Speak personally
and specifically rather than generally and abstractly
(use “I” statements rather than “we”
or “you” statements).
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Release attachment
to the outcome (trust the Universe). If I find
myself attached, begin again with Commitment,
Courage, Compassion.
Copyright ©
2007 by the Seat of the Soul Institute
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