NLP Exercise 2 The "Picture Frame".

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David Lyndon Huff

Exercise 2: The Picture Frame

1. Think of a Problem Situation.
Think of another, somewhat troubling experience, or everyday difficulty. The more you use situations and feelings that recur often, the more quickly the NLP will begin to radiate through your life. If your negative feelings from the first exercise haven't completely diminished or changed as much as you would like, use that situation again here.

2. See Yourself in a Snapshot.
Quickly go through your memory of this incident as if it's a movie, but this time pick out one moment, like a frame from a film, that best symbolizes the whole experience for you. As you look at that picture, notice if you are seeing yourself, that younger you, at that time, as if you were looking at a snapshot of yourself at the event. If not, simply begin, in your mind's eye, to pull back so you can see more and more of the scene until you see yourself, a younger you, wearing what you wore at the time. See it all as an observer looking on.

3. Add a Picture Frame.
Holding that image in your mind, consider what kind of picture frame you might want to put around this snapshot. Do you want a square or round frame, or perhaps an oval one? How wide should this frame be, and what color? Perhaps you'd like a modern steel frame, or maybe an old-fashioned gold one with swirled decorations and doves on it. When you've picked out a frame, add a museum light.

4. Make It into a Painting or Photograph.
How could you transform that picture into something more artistic? You might even want to see it as an artistic photograph by Ansel Adams, or in the style of a famous painter, as if it were a Renoir or a Van Gogh. Now take your framed moment and place it between other pictures in the private gallery of your mind.

5. Check Results.
Take a moment and clear your mind. . . . Breathe. Now, think of that incident that used to trouble you. Your feelings have probably changed. If not, repeat the exercise using a different frame and a different style of painting or photography until you find the one that changes your feelings in a satisfactory way.

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[DeInnerlijkeMens]

You can call it NLP, but if it is.., it's basically stolen from The Alpha Mind Power Seminar, which is an extension of The MindFrame Technique, a very powerful form of psychotherapy and deep relaxation training.

[mourinhothespecial]

srry but this makes me feel Worse.I don't see the big deal,I take a memort i really hate and put it into a nice picture frame to see how much i hate it?

[ArphenMaethor]

Well done again. This "Museum" of life really changes bad feelings into neutral or even better. Now its more easy to laugh at those moments and see them as an exciting experience i was allowed to make.

[888mlpp]

I don't know much about NPL so with this video oy you I am curious to learn. I'll investigate

Thank You

[yawehking]

Neuro Linguistic Programming. I could take several pages to explain it, but it's more gratifying to find yourself, however, if you "google" NLP or either of the editors from the book these exercises came from, there is plenty of information that will give you the general idea. Simply said, it is a software upgrade for the mind.

[yawehking]

And I need to start using my spell check.

[yawehking]

Also, these exercises are direct exerpts used in the book NLP "the new technology of achievement". Edited by Steve Andreas and Charles Faulkner. The first presupposition is "The map is not the territory." (also from Ken Wilbur's Integral Mind.)

[yawehking]

To me, it seems that NLP is suitd to Americans primarily, just based on our lifestyles, and if you get the chance, check out Dereen Brown, he shows the sort of "extreme" uses of it. NLP is powerful, once the ball gets rolling. I have many other exercises too, they will come out soon.

[seageek]

Thanks! I have never known of this exercise tends to overthink everything. This helps one to think through something and find a new perspective. Very cool...