A guided reflection for slowing down, naming what matters and understanding what a decision is really asking of you.
Give yourself ten to fifteen minutes.
Find somewhere you can think without rushing. A notebook helps, though anything you can write freely on will do.
Your thoughts do not need to sound organised. This practice is simply a way to give the decision more space, so what matters can become easier to hear.
Choose a space where you are unlikely to be interrupted.
Move through the prompts in order. Each one builds on the last.
Write without editing yourself. The useful version is usually the unpolished one.
You do not need to finish everything in one sitting.
Take your time with each one. There is no need to move quickly.
Write the decision as simply as you can.
Try beginning with:
I am trying to decide…Let it be plain. Let it be unfinished.
Sometimes the first useful thing is not solving the decision, but naming it clearly enough to see what you are actually carrying.
Name the pressure around the decision.
You may want to consider:
This is not about judging the pressure. It is about seeing it clearly.
Before searching for a perfect answer, write what already feels true.
Try beginning with:
One thing I already know is…Do not make the knowing prove itself yet.
Let it be simple. Let it be partial. Let it be enough to notice.
Now name the values, needs or truths that deserve to be included.
A clear decision is rarely the one that pleases everyone.
It is the one you can stand beside with honesty.
You do not need to solve the whole decision in one sitting.
Ask yourself:
Write the next step as a simple sentence.
My next honest step is…Let it be practical. Let it be possible. Let it be yours.
Sometimes it arrives as a quieter body.
A simpler sentence.
A next step you can stand beside without having to defend it.
Let that be enough for today.
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