One of the fab outcomes of reflection, for me, is that it helps me refocus on what it important. So in discussing with a friend yesterday I commented how I wouldn't have my balance right if work prevented me from phoning a friend in need. Later I was about to run an evening session and hadn't finished the tidying but remembered my words so phoned a frined instead - I'm glad I did, it was the right thing to do.
One difficult of not being omnipotent is that I don't know in advance what might turn out to be important. So with hindsight, we know that tidying that sheet in the garden would have been crucial in preventing that accident, or spending time with that person could have been the most important thing as we then weren't going to see them again. But we don't have hindsight in advance. Obviously. So we get to constantly try and figure out what's important now despite not knowing what is coming next. "If onlies" are pointless. For me, reflection and prayer are what help me discern what is important to me, and to clear out what gets in the way of living my life and handling the challenges in the way that I'd like to.
What works for you?
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