Reflection Corner
I want you to sit with 3 questions. Take out some paper and write your responses. They become much more real when you get them out of your head.
I want you to sit with 3 questions. Take out some paper and write your responses. They become much more real when you get them out of your head.
I was beating myself up today as I was feeling stuck like my wheels were spinning with no traction.
The negative self-talk was oozing up and ready to spill over.
But, luckily, I caught myself.
Does anyone else struggle with always feeling like they have to be “on”?
I’m working hard on being aware of this.
So, today I took a positive step forward and I’ve come to the conclusion that Mondays have to be my “take it easy” day.
One of the best forms of therapy is reading and reflecting. We are able to sit quietly and ponder a new thought we’d never considered before.We can go deeper inside ourselves, explore our interpretation, and battle with how it is making us feel.
Have you woken up in the middle of the night, couldn’t fall back to sleep, and are pondering what the fuck you’re doing with your life?
It’s me. Hi, I’m the problem, it’s me.
I had a surreal experience recently.
It’s something I’ll plan on doing more often.
I closed my eyes for my meditation practice but his time, instead of breath work and centering myself, I tried something different.
Some people don’t like journaling. It takes time, effort, and the willingness to bring our deepest thoughts into the world.
It can be scary.
But I’ll encourage you to try it.
Why?
Why are you going so fast?
Where are you trying to rush to?
Have you considered what you’re missing out on right now?
Look around, smell the roses, and take in the fact that you get to be in this moment.
Soon enough, it’ll pass us by.
On this day last year, do you remember what you were worrying about and losing sleep over?
Today’s worries will most likely be like that, eventually.
They’ll feel bigger at the moment but hardly make a dent in your memory.
Can we honestly say to ourselves, “I’m happy today?”
If we can it’s important to understand why? What is happening or has happened where we feel this moment, right now, is a moment of happiness? We can’t repeat it exactly but we can work to replicate it again and again.
It’s funny when we reflect back on our past and almost don’t recognize the person we used to be.
It should give us confidence that whatever we are going through today can be overcome and used as a stepping stone to a better future.
Embrace the suck, it won’t always be this way.
They say, “out with the old and in with the new” but let’s make sure we don’t completely forget.
Wounds heal over time but, like a tattoo, the scars remain present where we can see them from time to time. They offer a glimpse into the past if we have the courage to look back.
Continuing to discover our purpose is a valuable practice every day.
It does wonders for our psyche.
It allows us to feel like we are making strides forward even if we are sitting still.
Because living your purpose doesn’t always mean you have to be “on”
I used to never want to celebrate my birthday. I was shy and didn’t like the attention. Part of it was growing up a middle child and never feeling like I fit in. Part of it was that I felt awkward and uncomfortable in the limelight.
But there was a part of me that wanted the attention, that craved it because I never felt I had any. It’s a weird paradox.
What did we learn this year?
One year older or one year wiser? Maybe both.
Age, they say, is how we feel. So how do we feel today? Turning the page on another calendar year. How did the last year go?
We either believe we have the ability to change our surroundings, circumstances, relationships, etc or we don’t.
The harder thing to do is let others live how they live and use that energy to focus on where we are hurting or where we are feeling anxiety and frustration in our current state. It’s hard to look in the mirror and judge the person looking back at us.
I’ve followed Ray Dalio for many years and this is one of his cornerstones to a successful life. You need to go through bouts of pain and then add the element of reflection to the mix in order to grow to the next level.