When do you take time to reflect on your day?
Posted on Jan 9th, 2009
by
Jayne
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for January 09, 2009:
Every night before bed I do an adapted version of an examination of conscience (I was doing this before I knew it had an official name). Process is to review the day - either working back from that point or starting from the morning up until the end of the day. First I pull out the gratitude - the beauty, the love, the joy, the abundance, etc. and just be with that for a moment. I then do a second review to see if I caused harm to anyone - intentionally or not - perhaps was not mindful in my speech or made a hasty decision that created harm or maybe the harm was to myself by not eating well or taking time to nourish my soul... I then look at those things and decide if or how I can make amends. What can I do to bring this into a space of rightness? I usually end spontaneously with a 'thank you, thank you, thank you' - in absolute gratitude for my life. At the very least, I find that this helps to wrap up the day and I'm less apt to carry the day's events or stress into the dreamtime. The greater purpose is that it helps me keep my life aligned with where I want to be.
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thank you for this blog –
that’s a hope i share with you – that i least cause nobody else harm
as I stumble through my day :-)