The Direction of Intention

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Locating yourself in your story is one of the necessities in the story you tell yourself about yourself.

You locate your self in physical space: where do you like to sit in a movie theatre? I always sit on the end of a row. In a restaurant Lora sits with her back to the wall. Enter a classroom or a conference room and notice where you place yourself.

You locate yourself in the roles you play. Who you are with your family is different than who you are with your friends is different than who you are at work. Everyone plays multiple roles; you define yourself in relationship to those you are with. Notice how you locate yourself.

Judgment is a form of locating. People judge themselves and others when they are uncomfortable or stepping into uncertainty. Judgment provides a false certainty. The next time you are uncomfortable, notice how you locate yourself: “I’m an idiot,” or “they are idiots.” Judgments can tell you a lot about the story you tell yourself about yourself.

How are you locating yourself in your world? How do you want to locate yourself?

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