Ok here goes.
The key to order and animals. Match the number with your choice of animal insha'Allah
1) How you want others (significant people in your life) to perceive you today.
2) How you believe you are actually perceived today by others.
3) How you'd like to be perceived by others in the future
4) How you actually truly want to be - without influence of what other significant people in you life feel and think about you
And now for the animals. So say for example you chose lion second, you'd take that and link it with number two and so on and so forth...
Dog: Friendly, faithful, loyal, supportive, protective, dependable, reliable, trustful, trusting, solid, keen, hard-working, loving.
Lion: dominant, fearsome, independant, decisive, proactive, isolated, aloof, leading, critical, objective, detached, focused, fearless.
Elephant: Tolerant, passive, cooperative, respected, big, strong, controlled, calm, indomitable, revered, wise.
Parrot: Lively, fun, free-spirited, sociable, amenable, popular, attractive, cheerful, passionate, spontaneous.
hmm, now this may seem like a loada tosh to some but I liked it, the underpinning theory is that of Carl Rogers' ideas about the Ideal Self and the Real Self. And also some theories of Sigmund Freud....
WassalamuAlaykum
