Practices

Every practice in the library, in one list. Narrow it by how long you have, who it is written for, and where you are right now.

Narrowed down

3 practices
How long you have
Theme · Question the thought
Approach · Core
When

Take the thought that is upsetting you and ask: what is another way to read this?

The event is fixed; the meaning is not. A second reading often fits the facts and hurts less.

A minuteQuestion the thoughtCoreQur’an 2:216

Notice when you have jumped to the worst story, and hold it as a guess, not a fact.

They meant to hurt me, this always happens. Label these as theories, then look for evidence.

A minuteQuestion the thoughtCoreQur’an 49:12

Name one hard thing today and ask what it might be growing in you: patience, humility, nearness to God.

Not denying the difficulty. Finding the meaning inside it that makes it bearable.

Five minutesQuestion the thoughtCoreQur’an 94:5

Looking for a whole subject rather than a single practice? Start from the nine areas.