And such moments were made possible because I gave myself time the year and two years prior to reflect on what was and what was not working in my life, what made me feel fulfilled, grounded and at peace, no matter what others said I should be doing to attain such desired outcomes. It is through pausing, reflecting on the situation, ascertaining a plan that is not identical to the one that brought you to the mud puddle that will enable a desired outcome.Īs my own daily life has become far more quiet, I have found myself experiencing moments that remind me of my childhood when I would while away entire afternoons or mornings, completely enthralled with an excursion with my horse or other animals, writing or reading, or simply toodling about letting my curiosity lead the way. To continue to spin one’s wheels literally, only digs the pickup further into the ground, making it more and more difficult to be pulled free. Similar to a pickup that has found its way into a sinking water-logged mud puddle. Second, by imitation, which is easiest and third by experience which is bitterest.” To reflect enables us to avoid unwanted outcomes, events, loss, pain and hardship. In order to find peace with our direction, we must find the time to be still and ponder all that we have experienced during the day, the week, etc.Ĭonfucius as well prioritized the importance and value of reflection when he said, “By three methods we may learn wisdom. As artist from the 16th and 17th century Francis Bacon states, “Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.” In order to understand, we must slow down. Silence and the act of Reflecting go hand in hand, as we need to provide the space to recall, remember, examine and consider. It may at first seem antithetical to slow down and be still to gain a better life, but as was discussed in last Monday’s Motivational post, it is through subtraction that we increase the quality of our life. In 2010, I shared a list of benefits when we acquire the skill of self-discipline, and over the years I have found to be true that it is when I have clarity about my priorities, about myself and how best to nurture myself so that I am deeply content and at peace that self-discipline become easier and isn’t a battle with bad habits I wish to eliminate. Murrow, acknowledges the need to attain the skill of self-discipline, and the understanding that a strong and healthy inner life is a conscious effort that is not easy, but powerfully rewarding when achieved. William Shirer, an American journalist and war correspondent, and notably, the first reporter hired by Edward R. It takes reflection and contemplation and self-discipline.” – William L. Admittedly, a good inner life is difficult to achieve, especially in these trying times. “Most true happiness comes from one’s inner life, from the disposition of the mind and soul.
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The skill I needed to learn was how to harness it for constructive purposes and to recognize when it became destructive (when my mind would regress to its Lizard Mind tendency and spend time in the land of worrying and catatrophizing). However, because I knew and had many examples from my life journey that resulted from being reflective, thinking deeply about a project, life choice, or temporary dilemma, I knew there was great power in being reflective. Likely associated with being introverted, but because it was unconscious, overthinking could occur which was unproductive. Unconsciously, it has been my nature since I was a young girl, to reflect often. I happened upon an observation made by Paul Child, the husband of Julia Child, while reading Warming Up Julia Child: The remarkable figures who shaped a legend, while traveling the west coast during the first book tour for his wife, sharing in a letter with Avis DeVoto about the bustle in Southern California whose population was skyrocketing at the time, “‘So busy w/material consumption & social whirling,’ that they neglected reading and reflection.” It was his concluding clause of what he felt was lacking that immediately drew my attention: His prioritizing and valuing of as a regular pastime for a deeper appreciation of art and science, and well, living well, in his opinion. Whether you have ten minutes or an entire afternoon or day to give to quiet contemplation, otherwise known as reflection, when you choose to do so, you ground yourself, ensuring the next “step” in your life journey will be far more constructive and in alignment with a life of contentment. In order to love, lead, heal, and create, you must nourish yourself first.” -Louise Hay “Your soul needs time for solitude and self-reflection.
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