You know those moments of reflection that hit you when you least it expect it? Yeah, one of those happened to me recently. I was lying in bed semi-reflecting on this year. I was thinking about all of things I had wanted to do in 2013, and feeling like in the grand scheme of things I hadn't accomplished that much. Before I gave myself a chance to dwell on anything, I thought about the things I had achieved this year. Travel was a big thing on my list, and knowing that by the time 2013 is over I'll have visited Florida, Germany, Wolverhampton, Edinburgh and Paris all in one year, made me feel a hell of a lot better.
I think sometimes we're all a little to hard on ourselves, and I've come to realise that I am one of those people who will always strive for more. Maybe that's a bad thing, but if it's a case of personal development, then I'm okay with it. I think reflecting is a good thing, sometimes it's good to remember why or how you started something, and how far you've come as a person. We grow and change every year, and even if you think you're in the worst place in your life, I am one of those people that believes it will make you stronger if you can get through it. I don't want to do a full reflection post, as I'm pretty sure I'll save that for the backend of the year, and I don't want to blabber on about how I think we need to give ourselves a break or anything like it. I really just wanted to say that I'm feeling pretty lucky lately. Even when I feel like I'm about to crash and burn from overworking, a lack of sleep, and trying to get through a to-do list as long as my arm, I can't help but smile when I think about everything I have managed to do in the past year or so. I'm also really getting back into photography, so expect more pictures from me soon, but until then I thought I'd share some pictures that haven't made it onto this blog yet.
What are your thoughts on reflection?
I'm hard on myself too. I'm constantly reflecting my life and myself and what I can do to be better tomorrow (but then rarely do what I thought of doing) and ugh. Sometimes it would be nice to switch off my brain and sleep peacefully for once.
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This is really beautiful, and something I sometimes find hard to believe when I'm trying to remind myself. It's so easy to get caught up in the stress of trying to prove yourself to other people, or build a resume, or what have you. But I've realized more and more lately that happiness doesn't come from an impeccable CV; it's much better to live a full life and not worry so much, which is something I'm still trying to learn.
ReplyDeleteI agree that we are too hard on ourselves, sometimes life just feels so fast paced that you're always trying to be wonderwoman. I don't often reflect, but when I do I choose to think about long periods of time like you did xx
ReplyDeletethis is such a lovely post, and such a great reminder. i try not to dwell on things too much & just let my life take care of itself, because i have faith that all things must eventually work out - but it can definitely be difficult. i think your photography's beautiful, by the way! :)
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Thank you for sharing! Such true words! Reflection is probably the hardest yet most rewarding thing to do...I definitely need to work on it :)
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