Reflections

Reflection! Reflection!! Reflection!!!

When I say "reflection", I do not intend to explain the physics term, which is 'the throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it'. No, I do not mean that; instead, I mean this reflection, which is a 'serious thought or consideration'.

Reflections are essential phases in our lives. Some folks reflect more often than others, but we all have moments when we reflect on our thoughts, decisions, actions, and speech, and sometimes we reflect on life itself. We critically think and re-consider some of the decisions we have made that have led us to the path we are currently walking on, and often, times we realise though travelled far on this path we know and are comfortable with, it is never too late to take a turn back to the starting point and start all over again. We need to take a new path that will give us the desired outcome at the end of our lives.

We need to put everything in perspective and plan as much as possible so we have an excellent result, not living each day as it comes but living each day planned and adjusting to what each day brings. Making decisions after reflection is very helpful and important; it is a kind of stop-and-adjust mechanism we do; that is, we stop at intervals, look back and adjust our lives based on changes that have occurred over time. We must reflect regularly so as not to go on a path for too long in the wrong direction and find it difficult to go over to start again.

I know someone is getting anxious about what metric can be used to reflect. Well, the only metric of reflection I know is my Holy Bible. I use my Bible to reflect and set standards for daily living. I will recommend the book of Proverbs for anyone and everyone. It has simple and understandable verses you can relate to and reflect on.

Some quotes on Reflections

''Reflect upon your present blessings -- of which every man has many -- not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some"- Charles Dickens

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards."- Seren Kierkegaard

I hope you would reflect more after reading this and learning the importance of reflection.

Maybe some we will sit on a big table to share our experiences and what we had to give up to live right.

Thank you for reading my post.

Originally published on 6/17/2016 at 8:57 AM.