Life Lessons
Developing Your Personal Power, Passion and Purpose
Linda Sainz
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Version 02-01-2019
Life Lessons- Linda Sainz-© Copyright 2019
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Dedication
This LifeBook is dedicated to all the children who
have touched my life with their stories.
And to Darryl . . . who taught me to Love More Fully
than I thought I could; to have More Patience than
I thought I was capable of; to Accept Differences at
a level that I thought impossible.
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Preface
Thank you for choosing to participate in this program.
It is built upon the premise that you have a purpose
within you waiting to emerge. Discovering your purpose
will be more powerful than any condition, obstacle or
circumstance that you may encounter.
This is your personal Life Book ! Each session will
offer opportunities for you to make life changes through
simple participation in CORE activities. Engaging in the
group experience will help you understand your past,
with all its complications. In this safe environment, we
will clear a path for you to create a positive future that
embraces your past.
I am grateful that you are here and have agreed to
change your life from the inside out. I can’t wait to
see who you are ready to become!
Linda Sainz
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Demian by Hermann Hesse
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Table of Contents
S E S S I O N S PAGE
O N E Building Trust and Making Commitments 9
Covenants, Agreements, Process and Purpose
T W O Safety First 13
Trust in your Self
T H R E E The Adolescent Brain 19
Smart, but sometimes anxious and depressed
F O U R Capacities of the Mind 27
For use in support of your health and well-being
F I V E Creating Your LifeLine 33
Your story will become the platform you stand on
S I X StoryTelling 39
Knowing your story empowers your future
S E V E N Honoring Your Intuitive Intelligence 43
Inspired insight
E I G H T Finding Hope Through Gratitude 49
Connect with something that motivates the best in you
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Forgiveness 55
Thank you For Giving me the opportunity to ________
T E N Treasure Hunt 61
Find your passion through your story
E L E V E N Future Creations 67
Know your value
T W E L V E Celebrate 73
Acknowledge who you are becoming
A P P E N D I X A N D R E S O U R C E S
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S E S S I O N O N E
Building Trust and Making Commitments
Covenants, Agreements, Process and Purpose
The purpose of this session is to make agreements that support
an environment where trust can grow through the building of
committed relationships among group members.
CORE Activity
These important documents will be reviewed and signed to
ensure the safety and trust among group members.
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C O V E N A N T
Together We Will:
Create an environment that is safe, structured, and
kind where we can be honest, fearless and courageous.
Develop a healthy mental and emotional self-image
through participating in activities designed to release
past events, thoughts and behaviors.
Replace past events, thoughts and behaviors with
new, more positive choices, ideas and actions.
Create healthy, positive futures that are in alignment
with our true selves.
A G R E E M E N T S
I agree to participate in creating an environment
where emotional growth can take place.
I agree to maintain confidentiality within the
group.
I agree to be filmed with the understanding that
I have editing rights where my image is concerned.
I agree to participate fully to the best of my
ability.
I agree to hold this space, time and place sacred.
I understand that breaking an agreement may
result in immediate removal from the group.
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G R O U P P R O C E S S
1. Everyone gets a chance to talk.
2. You don’t have to talk if you don’t want to.
3. Listen to the person talking.
4. No ‘put downs’.
5. Everything is confidential among us.
6. The adults at ____________________ are considered
mandated reporters. If you tell us something that
falls into one of the following categories, we are
required to report it. The categories are:
A. You are planning to hurt yourself.
B. You are planning to hurt someone else.
C. You have been abused.
I agree to follow the Group Process rules to the best
of my ability.
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S E S S I O N T W O
Safety First
Trust in your Self
The Purpose of this session is to hold agreements that support
an environment where group members can safely express their
uniqueness without fear.
CORE Activity
Practice quieting the mind with a visualization that imagines
a place where you are safe. It’s important to feel safe, so you’re
not afraid to live fully.
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How has feeling unsafe or afraid stopped me from expressing myself ?
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If I was confident and free of any fear, I would _________________
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S E S S I O N T H R E E
The Adolescent Brain
Smart, but sometimes anxious and depressed
The Purpose of this session is to develop an awareness of how
your brain reacts to stress and trauma.
CORE Activity
After spending ‘3 Mindful Minutes’ listening to your body,
use the outline to mark the areas where you hold stress or
feel pain.
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“The relationship between
what you cannot see
and what you can see
starts with your Imagination.”
MARY MORRISSEY
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S E S S I O N F O U R
Capacities of the Mind
For use in support of your health and well-being
The Purpose of this session is to experience the ‘capacities’ of your
mind as a part of your ‘strength potential’ where you can bring
unconscious information forward into the present.
CORE Activity
We are aware of our five senses (taste, smell, hearing, sight and
touch) and how valuable they are to our ability to navigate our world.
Less known are the capacities of our mind and how to harness
their power in support of our future. Review the ‘The Six Capacities
of the Mind’ and the definitions. To understand the capacity of
Perception, we will take the Selective Attention Test.
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“Seeing
or not seeing
is believing.”
UNKNOWN
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S E S S I O N F I V E
Creating Your LifeLine
Your story will become the platform you stand on
The Purpose of this session is to find the connection between events
in your story, your emotional reactions to those events and how
the events influenced the choices you made.
CORE Activity
Create your ‘LifeLine’ on the next page by putting your story into
a sequence of events beginning at birth. The early childhood years
represent events that happened TO you. The Elementary and
Middle School years represent the choices you made and reactions
you had to the things that happened TO you. Your teenage years
represent the consequences you suffered as a result of your re-
actions and choices.
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L I F E
BIRTH
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L I N E
PRESENT
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S E S S I O N S I X
StoryTelling
Knowing your story empowers your future
The Purpose of this session is to give you an opportunity to give
a voice to your story.
CORE Activity
Watch the “Living Beyond Limits” Amy Purdy TEDx You Tube video.
[Link]
Amy explains how our lives are not determined by what
happens to us, but by the choices we make in response to what
happens to us. She talks about how our imagination allows us
to break down borders and move beyond our circumstances.
Reflect on your “LifeLine”, your story, and your future.
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“Problems are not stop signs,
they are guidelines.”
ROBERT H, SCHULLER
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S E S S I O N S E V E N
Honoring Your Intuitive Intelligence
Inspired insight
The Purpose of this session is to introduce the concept of ‘focused
intention’ as a strategy for accessing your ‘strength potential’ to
begin to build a positive future.
CORE Activity
Sit quietly while reviewing your LifeLine and Future Story.
Focus your intention on finding what you learned from your
past and what ‘strength potentials’ you have since developed.
Allow your Intuition time to reflect on a theme or a purpose
that emerges. Without judgment, record the images, thoughts,
or ideas that come to your mind.
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B•I•G IDEAS
Capture your Intuitive Intelligence on paper
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S E S S I O N E I G H T
Finding Hope Through Gratitude
Connect with something that motivates the best in you
The Purpose of this session is to gather and practice holding the
picture in your mind of the life you would love to live.
CORE Activity
Use the ‘Gratitude’ PlaySheet to express your gratefulness.
Being grateful can create Hope. A little bit of Hope can help
you connect to something that motivates you.
Take a moment to make a ‘Gratitude’ call.
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Forgiveness
Thank you For Giving me the opportunity to ________
The Purpose of this session is to uncover the gift that may be
hidden under the negative events you have endured.
CORE Activity
Use your memory to revisit an event from your past. Use your
imagination to see the event as if you’re watching a movie.
As you watch the movie, allow your Intuitive Intelligence to find
the gift in the story. Share your insights with one other person.
If appropriate, make a call to apologize.
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Treasure Hunt
Find your passion through your story
The Purpose of this session is to find the thread that runs through
your story and holds the key to your successful future.
CORE Activity
Find pictures and words that describe what you imagine your
future to look like. Be ready to share to ‘anchor in’ your gifts
and talents.
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My Gifts and Talents
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S E S S I O N E L E V E N
Future Creations
Know your value
The Purpose of this session is to integrate your past with your
vision for your future and create life changing goals that support
that future vision.
CORE Activity
Decide today one thing you want to be, do or have and write it
down. Then break that Big Idea down into bite-sized chunks.
List all the people in your life that you can count on to help
make that dream come true.
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“Setting goals
is the first step
in turning the invisible
into the visible.”
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GOALS
List what you need to meet your goal
and who will help you.
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Celebrate
Acknowledge who you are becoming
The Purpose of this session is to acknowledge how far you have
come physically, mentally and emotionally.
CORE Activity
Revisit the original depression, anxiety, educational and
behavioral surveys. Compare your answers to show yourself
how much growth you have made. Share your growth with
a significant supporter through email as a written record.
Share what you are most proud of while in this group.
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When one
(and if that one is you)
moves confidently
in the direction
of one’s dream,
endeavoring to live
the life one is imagining,
one passes through
an invisible boundary
and begins
to experience success
unexpected in common hours.
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