Explore heritage and chosen traditions · S13.5

Examine an inherited message on your own terms

A cultural, family, or spiritual message influences a current choice.

Everyday practice

Try these steps

1. Write the message as you understand it and where you encountered it.
2. Describe what it offers you and where it conflicts with your experience or priorities.
3. Choose to keep, reinterpret, question, or set aside part of it; no response is required.

An example

I value a tradition of hospitality and also want limits on how much hosting I can do.

Reflect

Which parts are yours to endorse today?

Next time

Discuss with someone respectful of your autonomy only if you want to.