Working It Out For Ourselves

We trust we can work things out.

We appreciate wise advice and suggestions. No one can force us to accept a truth we have not worked out for ourselves.

There is something about the experience of doing our own work that develops our convictions. We may be primarily analytical, or intuitive, or emotional; we trust our own process. We approach questions in our own unique way, and are not confident about an answer until we have.

We believe in our ability to work things out for ourselves.

It can be a challenge, a real workout. We see our ability to work out our answers to challenging questions as a muscle that gets stronger with exercise. It can be helpful to have someone coach and encourage us, but we do the work on our own.

It takes effort. It is real work. A good coach will help us hold ourselves accountable and challenge us to keep going.

A good coach will help us see that we rely on the character we have developed and the decisions we have already made.

Many people have guided and inspired me as I have developed my ability to work things out. I still do things I later wish I had not done. I am still learning. Like physical exercise, working things out is a combination of pushing myself and resting, deep breathing and fresh insight.

I still trust I can do it myself. Nothing is worked out until I realize it is, and no one else can do the work for me. It can be helpful, though, to have someone to talk to, to support and to recommend.

I need to work it out for myself.

How do you work out the deep questions you face?

What help could you use working things out for yourself?

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