The Work
The Work is a method of four questions and Turnarounds that you can use to
question any thought that causes stress, anger or pain in your life. It is about
taking one small thought at a time and investigating its impact in your life.
When we are finished with one, we move to the next. This way we get to see
our thoughts on paper. It's like taking a picture of our mind and investigating
its power in our lives. We only question stressful or painful thoughts, not the
happy and peaceful ones. Those we cherish and let them be.
If you are new to The Work I will introduce it to you step by step. If you are
familiar with it, feel free to start working with the one liners or affirmations
in the "One liners" section.
There is no right or wrong way to do The Work. It's four questions and a
turnaround that you answer as you please. In this site I am sharing it with you
with the subject that was most confusing and painful to myself. The way I
describe The Work here is my way. How it helped me the most.
Let's START!
There are two worksheets and one yellow card you can work with while you do
The Work. I suggest you first read the three steps, download the
worksheets and familiarize yourself with them in order to begin.
The Yellow Card
The One Belief At A Time Worksheet
The Judge-Your-Neighbor-Worksheet
It is very important that you print or write down the Yellow Card and the
Worksheets. When we do The Work, Katie always suggests we do it in
writing and not in our minds. Our minds are sneaky and very used to being
RIGHT. Doing The Work mentally may drive us away from the truth. When you
write it down, the mind gets printed without being filtered.
I divided the process of sharing The Work with you into three steps. You
don't have to follow a specific order. Start reading Step One and move along
as you feel it suits you best. I suggest you try to give yourself time, kindness
and patience when you start doing The Work. It's been a lifetime of carrying
this weight, give yourself the space to lose it at your own pace. Let's start
Working the Weight!
