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YOURSELF
4 Dimensions of Renewal
Physical Spiritual
Mental
Social/Emotional
autonomy (mental)
connectedness (social) tone (physical)
in life -- investment in ourselves, in the only instrument we have with which to deal with life and to contribute.
We are the instruments of our own performance, and
to be effective, we need to recognize the importance of taking time regularly to sharpen the saw in all four ways.
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Benefits of Exercising
Development of the following: Your Habit 1 muscle of Proactivity Your paradigm of yourself Your self-esteem Your self-confidence Your integrity
to your life. It's highly related to Habit 2. your core your center your commitment to your value system It's a very private area of life and a supremely important one
Prayer
Spiritual renewal takes an investment of time. But it's a Quadrant II activity we don't really have time to neglect. A personal mission statement is so important. If we have a deep understanding of our center and our purpose, we can review and recommit to it frequently.
"The greatest battles of life are fought out daily in the silent chambers of the soul."
Scripting Others
Most people are a function of the social mirror,
scripted by the opinions, the perceptions, the paradigms of the people around them.
As interdependent people, you and I come from a
paradigm which includes the realization that we are a part of that social mirror.
responsible people.
We can help script them as principle-centered, value-
Listen
What do we reflect to others about themselves? How much does that reflection influence their lives? We have so much we can invest in the Emotional Bank
Accounts of other people. We can help them become independent, fulfilled people capable of deeply satisfying, enriching, and productive relationships with others. Goethe taught, "Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be."
Balance in Renewal
The self-renewal process must include balanced renewal in all four dimensions of our nature:
The physical The spiritual The mental The social/emotional
requires development and renewal of all four dimensions in a wise and balanced way.
Any dimension that is neglected will create negative
Inside-Out Again
The Lord works from the inside out. The world works from the outside in. The world would take people out of the slums. Christ takes the slums out of people, and then they take themselves out of the slums. The world would mold men by changing their environment. Christ changes men, who then change their environment. The world would shape human behavior, but Christ can change human nature. -- Ezra Taft Benson
Ground rules:
No probing Do not question, empathize. Probing
was simply too invasive. It was also too controlling and too logical.
when it hurt too much, when it was painful, we would
You can go home again -- if your home is a treasured relationship, a precious companionship.