These exercises were:
List of Positive Effects on Others
Guided Meditation
Self-Appreciation
Mutual Appreciation
Letter Writing
Writing Affirmations
Drawing, Painting, or SculptingExercises for Quadrant IV
This was the most challenging Quadrant with which to work in
the Self Matrix. With your discoveries of your shadow qualities
that you wrote into Quadrant IV of your Self Matrix, you have
already done the bulk of the work. Now you just have to choose
from the exercises that were suggested for Quadrant II in the
same way as you did for this Quadrant before.
Just as with Quadrant II, reaching acceptance and compas-
sion with these shortcomings is the first step here too. Carl
Gustav Jung said: “For something to change it first has to be
accepted.” Our resistance and criticism of something that we
do not like about ourselves can steal energy and motivation
away from making a change. Therefore, letting go of self-
hatred or self-rejection provides support for working with these
undesired qualities. I recommend starting with the exercises,
which are designed to help you move toward acceptance (1, 2,
or 3 for Quadrant II).
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