Tools For Reflection
EMPTY REFLECTION We look but we don't see, or we see, but fail to act. The mirror can reflect inconvenient and sometimes painful truths about ourselves. It's taking the time to acknowledge these reflections, then more time to invest conscious efforts in addressing what we see, take action and then learn from our experiences. The greatest tools for reflection are also the simplest to practice. We merely need silence. Allowing only 15-20 minutes for quiet meditation in the morning and again in the evening, will help us to cut through the chatter of the mind in order to set up and re-evaluate our day. Our minds, much like computers perform, are constantly running 'programmes' which have imprinted information for running the hardware which we identify with as being 'me'. However, contrary to what we believe is our true selves, it turns out not to be the case at all. We have a program running which is like the 'front-end' interface of an app or desktop comp...