Reflection might be one of the most important skills we can learn as a human being - the exercise of discernment, directed towards our own thoughts and actions, with the purpose of self-improvement.

However, it’s extremely rare that we receive lessons in how to reflect, perhaps even from our best teachers or from our therapists.

Picking up a journal, we can quickly begin to see our thoughts on the page, and ask ourselves questions such as: What was their motivation in this situation? What was mine? What assumptions did I have, if any, that caused conflict? How might I think about this differently? How might I act differently?

We need not wait for life to transform us and teach us lessons. Every day we can use our pens or our minds is a day we can consciously decide to be better.

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