JOURNAL
Gate 19: The Gate of Wanting
Name one need plainly, without apologising for having it or requiring someone else to read your mind.
Gate 10: The Gate of the Behaviour of the Self
Choose one ordinary moment in which you can behave with a little more self-respect. Let it be small, clear and real.
Gate 18: The Gate of Correction
Choose one useful improvement and make it kindly. Leave room to appreciate what is already working.
Gate 17: The Gate of Opinions
Offer one opinion with enough openness that learning remains possible.
Gate 14: The Gate of Power Skills
Look at one regular use of your energy and ask whether it supports a direction you still want to travel.
Gate 13: The Gate of the Listener
Give one conversation your full attention, and include yourself among the people whose experience deserves to be heard.
Gate 11: The Gate of Ideas
Create a place for ideas that does not automatically turn them into obligations. Let one possibility be interesting without acting on it immediately.
Gate 9: The Gate of Focus
Give one meaningful task a small, protected space. Make its next step specific enough that you can tell when you have done it.
Gate 6: The Gate of Friction
Notice one place where a clear, kind boundary could make a relationship more honest. Give the conversation enough time and space to be heard.