01.05.T03-AP — Action Planning Worksheet: Preventing Bitterness and Unforgiveness

Strengthening Your Prevention Practices

Use this worksheet to develop a practical plan for applying a prevention practice more consistently when you are offended.

1. In reference to your Reflection and Self-Assessment, which prevention practice would you particularly like to apply more consistently?

2. What have you recognised about the way you currently apply that practice?

3. Think of a recent occasion when applying that practice could have made a difference. What happened?

4. How did you respond on that occasion?

5. How might applying the prevention practice you identified have changed your response?

6. Which situations, offences or behaviours are most likely to make it difficult for you to apply that practice?

7. What will you need to do differently when you encounter any one of those situations?

8. Is there a particular relationship or situation in which you would like to begin applying that practice more consistently?

☐ Yes
☐ No

If yes, which relationship or situation?

You do not need to identify the person by name.

9. What specific action will you take the next time you encounter an offence in that relationship or situation?

10. What could make it difficult for you to take that action?

11. What will you do if that difficulty arises?

12. Is there anyone in your space who could encourage you to apply that prevention practice more consistently?

☐ Yes
☐ No
☐ I am not sure

If yes, what role would you need that person to play?

13. What change in your response to offences would indicate that you are applying that prevention practice more consistently?

Your Commitment

The prevention practice I will apply more consistently is:

The situations in which I particularly need to apply the prevention practice are:

When any one of those situations arises, I will:

If I find it difficult to follow through, I will:

I will know that I am applying this prevention practice more consistently when: