Taking Time to Reflect

I’m a big fan of taking time to pause and reflect on life every so often, just to remind myself of where I am, where I came from, and where I hope to be. I use different (somewhat arbitrary) timepoints to reflect, sometimes formally, and sometimes informally. The important part is making the time and space to pause for a moment and take stock of where I am.

Here are some points in life where you could choose to reflect:

• Beginning/end of the year

• Your birthday

• Beginning/end of every quarter (or season) of the year

• Beginning/end of the semester

• Life transitions: graduation, new job, promotions, layoffs, etc

The next thing you might be wondering is how to reflect? I have some ideas for activities you could do as a means of reflection, such as:

• Re-reading old journal entries

• Write yourself a letter/read a letter you wrote to yourself (I got this from my friend Brianna Kristelle who does this at the end of every calendar year)

• Take a look at the goals that you’ve set and make note of your progress

• Doing a formal reflection activity such as Hello Goodbye, Year Compass, etc

• Going through your camera roll from a specific time period to see what you found important to capture

When do you reflect? What do you do to reflect on things?