To read this sketch, first read either boxed statement. Then proceed to another statement, forward or backward along the arrow. Then, read the next statement. The above sketch is incomplete because it does not meet my second guideline. Guideline 2 can be met by adding one statement and redrawing, as shown in Figure 2.
Every behavior has a reason and consequence.
Because of Guideline 2, the sketch appears in the form of a loop. Only in loops do all behaviors have reasons and consequences. To complete the sketch, I rely on Guideline 3. Blame is a form of reductionism, reducing problems to parts rather than seeing problems in terms of whole patterns. Confession is not self-blame but rather honest reflection upon our own behaviors.