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Twisted Arrow Worksheet II (a variation)

FOR REGAINING YOUR PERSONAL POWER

by William V. Giddings, Ed. D.

Sample lead-ins to Twisted Arrow thinking:

I'm such a _____ for being this way!

He/she had no right to …!

I'll never …!

They Should understand … !

Why can't I just ... !

How could you (I) ... !

I can't stand it that …!

1. Some observations I've made in the past week about me, shooting arrows, being shot, and the twisting of arrows are...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. List below some of the Shooters and Arrows that you frequently and/or recently have been shot with:

Shooters: Arrows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. For each of the arrows you wrote in #2, did you Twist or Pull-Out that arrow?? How do you know?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Typically, what do you say to yourself ("self-talk") that ends up twisting those arrows and making them even more painful?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. What are some more accurate, appropriate things you could say to yourself about these arrows and their shooters to help you pull the arrows out?

 

 

 

 

 

  

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