Reflecting on your life decisions is one of the most uncomfortable things you can do. It’s uncomfortable because it’s confrontational. It’s uncomfortable because it might push you to redo some things. It can feel like sitting for a question paper you hoped you’d never write, one filled with questions you either never studied for or studied and forgot.
I didn’t truly reflect on my life until my late 20s, after 25. I wish someone had told me about it sooner. I wish I had paused, on a Friday like this and asked myself: From Monday until today, what did I decide to do? How did I decide to do it? How did it affect me, and how will it affect my future? If you ask me, reflection should be a subject taught in schools, right from kindergarten. They call it the “naughty corner,” but maybe the better name is the “reflection corner.” A place where you stand still and consider your life. Pause. Look.Think.
Do you know we can cut down on regrets simply by reflecting sooner? If I’m in a toxic relationship and I pause to reflect realising, nah, this is actually toxic, I can leave before I waste the next five years and later regret the lost time.We studied about a woman called Ruth. We saw the decisions she made and how they shaped her life. We could examine our own lives and see how her choices can guide ours.
For example: Boaz was a man of integrity. That means while I’m waiting, integrity should be one of the main qualities I look for more than money. Yes, more than cash. And what about how Ruth went to the field as a newcomer in town? No procrastination. No hesitation. She was ready to fly, to soar, to act. So what is it about tomorrow that makes you say, I’ll do the assignment then? And what is it about today that makes you avoid the task now?
Is it the day? Or is it you?
So, what are we reflecting on today? The number of things we said we’d do today but pushed to tomorrow or never did at all. How can we change that now, so that by next Friday we’re not drowning in unfinished business? Look at the photo above.
Dear Ruth, the day to go to the field is today. I’m working on a project, and I’m finishing it today. That’s my promise to myself. What’s yours?And by the way, do you have a copy of A Thing Called Time? It will help you in your reflections and life decisions. You can get your ebook by clicking the link below. You can also contact me for a physical copy.
See you on Monday. ❤️