This two-page worksheet invites you to notice the story you tell about yourself and your life. That story includes the narrative you say privately to yourself and the public explanation you give others. It opens with a brief awareness prompt, asking you to notice why you chose this topic, how your belly, chest, and head each feel when you reflect on it, and any stories you believe about it.
The four steps
- Begin to observe the story you tell about yourself and your life, both the private narrative and the explanation you give others.
- Notice how the story connects incidents in your life, includes or excludes people, and gives meaning to events.
- At the end of each day, write brief notes on what you observed about your story that day.
- Don’t judge yourself or your story. Observe only, and be honest and complete.
