The orientation Method
The practice of restoring movement
A process for restoring movement.
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Life is constantly changing.
New terrain appears.
A relationship shifts.
A decision becomes complicated.
Something we counted on changes.
A question we thought we had answered returns.
In these moments, we often assume the problem is that we don't have enough information.
So we gather more.
We ask more people. Read more. Research more. Listen to more advice.
And sometimes, the more information we gather, the harder it becomes to know what to do.
The problem isn't always a lack of information.
Sometimes, it is that we don't yet know how to orient ourselves within it.
Without Orientation
Something happens
We feel uncertain
We look outward for answers
More information arrives
Different perspectives accumulate
We try to reconcile everything
We become overwhelmed
We lose touch with what we observe, know, want, or value
We get stuck.
With Orientation
Something happens
We pause and notice where we are
We observe what is actually happening
We gather information
We consider the lens it comes through
We sort what is useful from what is not
We return to our own observations, values, desires, and experience
We discern what matters
We identify what comes next
Movement becomes possiblefy what comes next → Movement becomes possible.