Dissolving Your Inner Critic
A take-home practice sheet for working through the three layers of the self: a table for who you want to be seen as and whether you are performing or hiding, a space to list who you are afraid you are, and a list of essences for recognising what you really are.
1. Outer Layer: Who I Want To Be Seen As
| Context(s) (Friends, Social Situations, Work, Lovers, Family, New People, etc.) | Who I want to be seen as | Am I Performing or Hiding? |
|---|---|---|
2. Middle Layer: Who I Am Afraid I Am
3. Core: What (Who) I Really Am
| Accountability | Empathy | Joy | Radiance | Vulnerability | Faithfulness |
| Achievement | Endurance | Leader | Reason | Warmth | Wonder |
| Action | Enthusiasm | Leadership | Recognition | Wealth | Wholeness |
| Adventure | Equality | Listening | Receptivity | Wildness | Gracefulness |
| Aliveness | Equanimity | Love | Resolve | Wisdom | Soulfulness |
| Awe | Faith | Loyalty | Resilience | Wit | Temperance |
| Balance | Fairness | Magic | Respect | Presence | Silence |
| Bravery | Family | Mystery | Responsibility | Sincerity | Trustworthiness |
| Brilliance | Fitness | Nurturance | Reverence | Truth-Seeking | Independence |
| Champion | Flexibility | Oneness | Sacredness | Truthfulness | Devotion |
| Communication | Forgiveness | Originality | Security | Timelessness | Divinity |
| Community | Fortitude | Passion | Sensuality | Insight | Hope |
| Compassion | Freedom | Patience | Spirit | Unity | Integration |
| Confidence | Friendship | Peace | Spirituality | Grace | Safety |
| Connection | Fun | Permission | Steadfastness | Grit | Humor |
| Conscientiousness | Generosity | Perseverance | Stillness | Courage | Intelligence |
| Control | Growth | Playfulness | Strength | Depth | Quality |
| Creativity | Happiness | Possibility | Tenderness | Curiosity | Humanity |
| Creation | Harmony | Power | Trust | Integrity | Purpose |
| Discernment | Honesty |