Being In My Life Is a Privilege
Which story are you running?
Framework 7 of 14 from Fix Your Thinking, Fix Your Life.Why this one
The people closest to you showed up a lot in your answers, and not always as the place you rest. Some of them make the heavy stuff heavier.
You don't owe anyone unlimited access to you. Not even family. Being in your life is a privilege people earn, and you get to decide what it costs. The guilt will show up anyway. That's an old rule breaking, not proof you're wrong.
Access to you gets earned... even by family. Especially by family. Change the locks.
The whole story is chapter 7 of the book. The essay on this one isn't out yet.
Do the exercise
Every chapter ends with one exercise. Chapter 7's is the one to start with. All fourteen are in the free workbook, with room to actually do them. Drop your email and it's yours. You'll also get Loud Thoughts, my newsletter. Unsubscribe whenever you want.
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Not quite you? A quiz this short can only get so close. The one-line version of all 14 is on the frameworks page. See which one stings.