Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Reframing Your Life Story With Archetypes

Reframing Your Life Story 



Are you still telling that old dark, dramatic, tear jerking story of your life? How is that working for you?

When we tell the dark sides of our life story it tends to keep us in that old mindset. You may want to try a process called reframing.  When finished, you will have a true story of your positive aspects and you can toss those negative aspects into the trash.


     OBJECTIVE:  to turn lemons into lemonade.


        I reframed my old war stories with positive archetypes. 


Note:  Archetype is a typical character, action or situation that seem to represent a universal pattern of human nature. You can Google for a list of archetypes if you need one or be creative. 

        Here is the process of Reframing your Life Story With Archetypes

        1. I drew a vertical line down a clean sheet, in my new journal, and notched it beginning at child, then teenager, then 20'...30's...40's...50's (See Image at top)
        2. I then thought about these eras in my life and created positive archetypes. For example: To replace the fearful childhood and tension in my family, I remembered a positive aspect and re-framed myself in that era as Peacemaker. I suffered from nightmares as a child and reframed that as a Creative Dreamer.  

        As I went down the stages of life, I discovered many positive aspects of me such as Nature Lover, Healer, Artist, Shaman, Teacher, and more. I only needed to do this process once. It clearly defined who I was and I was so ready to let go of the old perception of me and my life. It also inspired me to forgive. 

        I hope this post about reframing your life story with archetypes was helpful to you. It is a great exercise. 


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                Be Well !

              Deborah Moen








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