REVIEWING PATTERNS IN YOUR LIFE

I've noticed both in my own life, as well as in countless numbers of life stories that I've had the privilege to hear, that your life experience to date is a good place to start looking for hints about what will likely come next. It's not that life experiences literally repeat themselves, but that general patterns or themes seem to pop up more often than could be called coincidental.  I think you will agree that it is helpful to see these patterns, and what they mean for each of us, before the next round occurs.

So what kind of patterns are we going to look for, you say?  Well there are those we create for ourselves and those we inherit from our families:  An example of a pattern created by the self could be making statements that alienate other people and end relationships, or counting on other people to actually support us. An example of an inherited pattern could be something like marrying people with serious addiction problems of one kind or another,  or finding that you tend to hook up with people whose handicaps position them to look to you for support. Whatever you find when you start this search be sure you consciously note it, record it, and think about it, and consider what it means for whatever will come next for you. 
                                                        

                                                               

You will find that some really interesting information about yourself can result from answering these questions:

1.  What themes or patterns can you see in your life experiences?

2.  If you had to describe your life's story in just one sentence, what would  it be?