Frame

Interpretation

A frame draws attention to the story you are telling yourself. You may be curating your image carefully, selecting which memories or qualities to display while leaving others outside view.

Breaking or stepping beyond a frame symbolizes release—shifting narratives, challenging limiting identities, or liberating yourself from roles that no longer fit.

Common Meanings

• Hanging a Frame: Claiming a narrative, celebrating milestones, valuing legacy
• Empty Frame: Untapped potential, waiting for inspiration, blank slate
• Broken Frame: Breaking free, discarding outdated labels, unexpected disruption
• Framing Someone Else: Projecting expectations, labeling others, bias awareness
• Stepping Through a Frame: Transition, portal to new perspective, bold move

Cultural Context

Frames feature in art, architecture, and ritual, marking sacred spaces or preserving memories. They also echo social constructs—how societies frame stories, who gets included, and who is left outside the picture.

Personal Reflection

• What parts of your life feel spotlighted, and which are left out of the frame?
• How can you reframe a current challenge to find possibility?
• Where do you feel boxed in by others’ perceptions?
• What new image or story are you ready to hang proudly?