REFLECTIONS

This photo says it all! Do we take enough time to reflect? How nice is it to have someone to just talk with about your feelings or just stuff.
It seems that life is so busy with "stuff" that we don't even have a minute to relax and take it all in.
When my nephew came up for a visit he and my 2 daughters played their hearts out and then it was just about time for him to head back home. As the adults were catching up we look outside and notice that the 2 cousins were off on their own and found a spot to sit on the edge of our slope and reflect. How sweet is that! And the perfect place to be sitting ..... looking out at the lightly snow dusted mountains in the distance.
Relfection is important! A huge part of our lives. I look back into my life and it is hard for me to think about. But I have learned from that child hood and how I want to raise my children differently. I reflect back to sadness and loneliness. I am so happy to see my children being just "them" ~ free, happy, creative, relaxed, thoughful, thankful, adventurous, smart, artistic, funny and who enjoy life and love living.

Human beings have a natural need to reflect on past experiences, to work through the feelings associated with those experiences. Without an outlet, our thoughts tend to become distorted by frustration, emotional overload and burnout. Reflection allows us to turn inward to evaluate, challenge, ponder, and question ourselves and the world around us. Reflection is the critical element that will help individuals to learn from their experiences, on both an emotional and intellectual level.