Thinking in a
Certain Way
A Generational Operating System
6 Week Adult Course
Based on
Thinking in a
Certain Way: SELF
6 week adult course
Understanding the Patterns That Shape Your Life
Course Purpose:
This six-week guided course helps adults recognize the patterns shaped by their life experiences, understand how those patterns may still influence their thoughts, choices, and behaviors, and make more intentional choices about what they want to continue, change, or carry forward.
Format:
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Six weekly sessions
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45 minutes each
Experience:
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One central lesson per week
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One practical tool per week
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Weekly Guided discussion
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One small weekly practice
Accessibility:
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Large-print materials
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Comfortable pace
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Voluntary participation and sharing
Participant Outcome:
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By the end of the course, participants will be able to identify a recurring pattern
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Examine whether it still serves them
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Make an intentional choice
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Use practical tools to support continued self-trust and personal growth
6-Week Overview:
Week 1: Desire and Awareness
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Notice recurring thoughts, feelings, and behaviors without judgment.
Week 2: Discernment and Choice
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Question automatic thoughts and recognize that another response is possible.
Week 3: Action and Consequence
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Connect repeated behavior to its results and choose one small action.
Week 4: Evaluation and Ownership
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Separate what was outside personal control from what can be addressed now.
Week 5: Stability, Integrity and Boundaries
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Live one value more consistently and protect it with a healthy boundary.
Week 6: Restoration and Stewardship
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Create a simple plan for returning after drift and maintaining growth.
Course approach:
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Educational and reflective
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Practical tools
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Optional sharing
The course is designed to support dignity, self-understanding,
present-day choice, and continued personal growth.
Patsy S. Carter
Author of Thinking in a Certain Way: SELF
www.thinkinginacertainway.com