The Omniscient Narrator

To gain perspective, step outside yourself and become the Omniscient Narrator in your life. Learn to see, witness, and describe yourself dispassionately yet with generous awareness. Who are you really, if you could see yourself apart from yourself, as your own storyteller? (Photo by Cottonbro Studio)

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Wherever you find yourself,

Take a moment to pause.

Close your eyes.

You can be standing,

Seated,

Or lying down.

In your mind's eye,

Drift out and up from yourself to gain new perspective.

Breathe in and as you exhale,

Float,

Drawing apart,

Expanding,

Drifting with each breath.

Become the omniscient narrator in your life.

What do you see from this perspective?

How might you describe your life from afar as a witness or narrator?

What words would you use?

What descriptors would you paint?

How do you see yourself apart from yourself as the storyteller of a life?

Places where you are proud,

Places where you see the need for work,

Aspects of personality or action that come into sharper focus.

Drifting outside as the omniscient narrator in your own life,

Observing,

And then slowly,

Gently,

Delicately returning,

Breathing from your typical point of view inside yourself.

When you're ready,

You might open your eyes and you may want to take some physical notes in a journal.

Blessings.

Reviews

Turning within giving to thought is powerful as an afterthought for me. Thank you

Thank you, Rabbi. A powerful exercise. I am much kinder to myself when looking from the outside. From the inside, I am far to harsh and judgemental with myself. I am learning that I deserve self-kindness. Thank you 🙏