Sample Product of Grady’s Model Building: “Mapping of Core Theoretical Foundations of My Model” SYNTHESIS Individual ways of making sense shape our “reality” and behavior Our sense making—and thus our feelings and actions—tends to be automatic and limited, especially under conditions or threat or stress Awareness of how we make sense can free us from reflexive thought and action and fosters development of the quality of our consciousness as well as more effective action Enhanced consciousness and more effective action create conditions that further foster learning and development Note: This is a brief summary of my effort to identify the chief influences on my practice and the related underlying assumptions . My “Model of Everything”contains a section in which I explore in some depth the interconnections among all these elements, reflecting on points of synergy and tension, and identifying gaps and puzzles. Grady.