Thursday, April 20, 2017

Reflective Thinking Sets the Speed

Rivers know this: There is no hurry. We shall get there someday."-- A.A. Milne

Some days it is the most difficult task to just be reflective. I often find that the practice of reflective thinking is the most innovative way I can ask my mind to work. Without that internal discussion that takes place between my ears, I would probably, no certainly, blunder more, create more problems, or deliberately make mistakes again and again. 
Being reflective offers me the time to walk back a step or two, but still be moving overall forward in my progress in life. It allows a certain flow that leads me to creative solutions. It is a scientific method of thinking, especially when it concerns decision making.
Shifting my mind to this way of thinking, helps me to be more emotionally engaged and supportive with people and with situations. I feel much more able to support what I think, be more aware of the positions I take, and even better understand how to dismantle other opinions.
Relating new knowledge to the stored knowledge makes my thinking feel stronger, more relevant and supported. It also drives me forward to bridge the gaps between what I may know currently and what I need to know to be successful in the future.
The river of my reflective thinking keeps me emotionally supportive in all aspects of life, work and experiences.
It offers me true personal freedom.