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Planning for possibilities

In what ways did new, interesting ideas come to mind? How did various positive options and opportunities absorb my attention? My energy? How did I interrelate and interconnect different ideas and action possibilities? How was I off in the future, away from the present moment?

Basis: Sevens cannot tolerate limitation and restriction. Their strategy to keep life “up” results in their focus of attention on positive options and opportunities.

Self-referencing

In what ways and how often did my attention go to what I wanted, felt or thought? To my own positions and opinions? Did I tend to ”forget” others’ feelings or needs? How did I respond to whatever blocked my plans, ideas or actions? How did I deal with these challenges or obstructions?

Basis: Keeping life “up” and positive requires focusing on your own plans and desires. Attention, therefore, doesn’t naturally go to others.

Reacting to pain or distress

Did I notice distress in others or myself? How did I react to “negative” events, feelings or feedback? At what times would it have been natural to experience pain or discomfort? How did I avoid distress or pain?

Basis: Sevens’ attention just doesn’t go to pain or distress, which would undo the basic coping strategy of keeping life up and boundless.

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