Physical Self. Describe yourself. Try not to censor any thoughts which come to your mind. Include

descriptions of your height, weight, facial appearance, and quality of skin, hair and descriptions of body

areas such as your neck, chest, waist, legs.

2. Intellectual Self. Include here an assessment of how well you reason and solve problems, your

capacity to learn and create, your general amount of knowledge, your specific areas of knowledge,

wisdom you have acquired, and insights you have.

3. Emotional Self. Write as many words or phrase about typical feelings you have, feelings you seldom

have, feelings you try to avoid, feelings you especially enjoy, feelings from your past and present, and

feelings which are associated with each other.

4. Sensual Self. Write how you feel as a sensual person. What sense do you use most – sight, hearing,

speaking, smelling, touching? How do you feel about the different ways you take in information -

through the eyes, ears, mouth, nose, pores, and skin? In what ways do you let information in and out of

your body?

5. Interactional Self. Include descriptions of your strengths and weaknesses in intimate relationships

and relationships to friends, family, co-students and strangers in social settings. Describe the strengths

and weaknesses which your friends and family have noticed. Describe what kind of son or daughter,

brother or sister you are.

6. Nutritional Self. How do you nourish yourself? What foods do you like and dislike? What do you like

and dislike about these?

7. Contextual Self. Descriptors could be in the areas of maintenance of your living environment:

reaction to light, temperature, space, weather, colors, sound and seasons and your impact on the

environment.

8. Spiritual Self or Life Force. Write words or phrases which tell about how you feel in this area. This

could include your feelings about yourself and organized religion, reactions about your spiritual

connections to others, feelings about your spiritual development and history, and thought about your

metaphysical self. Think about your inner peace and joy. Think about your spiritual regimen or routine.

Answer this in your journal:

What are your realizations knowing that you have different aspects of the self?