Values and meaningful action / VAL-A04-5
Inherited and Chosen Directions — Review journal
Review an attempt at inherited and chosen directions and choose what to keep, change, or leave aside.
10 minutes · Journal prompts · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Avery values family connection but questions an expectation of constant availability.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A person can respect influences while examining which directions they freely endorse.
Before looking back
Choose one ordinary attempt or decide to review the fictional example instead. This journal has no scores, required disclosure, or expectation of progress.
Revisit the practice
Separate messages received from family or culture from qualities you currently choose, allowing overlap and uncertainty.
Notice context and impact
Record what actually happened, including an unhelpful or neutral outcome. Note resources, power differences, accessibility, and changed conditions rather than attributing everything to personal effort.
Choose a revision
What do you want to carry forward, adapt, or decline? Keep the approach, change one part, ask for support, or set it aside. A mismatch is useful information.
Prompts for this resource
- What I tried, or what happened in the fictional example:
- What I noticed before, during, and after; what remains uncertain:
- What helped, did not help, or was outside my control:
- What do you want to carry forward, adapt, or decline? My optional adjustment or support request:
Conceptual background
Valuing as a Choice — Association for Contextual Behavioral Science
Background on the approach only. Original exercises and wording are by More Than Therapy with AI assistance; the source does not validate or endorse these materials.