Our journey on this earth is filled with lessons as we move through various phases of our lives. When you are aware of this and take some time to reflect on what these lessons are, your life will be less stressful and easier to manage. Looking into the mirror and asking yourself, "what did I learn from this experience?" is a practice that would be helpful to put in place. Simply taking a few breaths and rewinding what just happened....."how could I have reacted differently?" "What did I learn about myself or the other person in this situation?" "Next time I would. (fill in the blanks)" are some examples of reflection. Once you start practicing this, you will find you will quit beating yourself up, reduce your frustration with yourself or the other person and start being OK that what happened has passed and you can move on. Easier said than done? No, but it will become easier the more you are aware of your reactions/actions; what you have learned about yourself in the process and what you could do differently.
Everything is a lesson - many good ones and a few challenges in there to help make us better partners, parents, friends, spouses, employees,employers, etc. Relish the experience and move on. We only have control of the present moment. We learn from our past, we anticipate our future but to get there, we must be in the present moment. There are clues around us all the time to help guide us to new discoveries and better choices. Practice where you are and what you are learning in your life experiences. You will find that Joy, Bliss, Happiness and Fulfillment will be a lot easier to access.
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