Through The Mirror Dimly

Last Wednesday was a lovely day; clear blue skies, bright sunshine and freezing cold, walking down through Truro to the bus station en route to the office was a joy. Seagulls were screeching around overhead and I grabbed a mug of soup along the way and was able to leap straight on the bus to Greenbottom. As we drove out of town, I was reflecting that travelling by bus or train does provide an opportunity to well reflect, a comma in the hustle bustle of the day in a way that driving just doesn’t. I then thought why on earth didn’t I take 5 minutes to sit quietly and drink my soup in peace rather than rushing on? I could even have prayed for the people around me so I didn’t feel I was “wasting” the time.

I have been doing a lot of reflecting at the moment; I’m taking a coaching qualification which requires me to do regular reflections and I’m trying to restart the habit of a review of the day to sustain my relationship with God. In fact this blog is, in part, a tactic to encourage me to reflect more. And in broad terms, it’s worked, I have certainly been doing more reflecting, now I need to get better at applying the learning’s!!

Someone shared an approach called “In a nutshell”, which is designed for reflecting on a specific activity like a training course, I’ve found it’s very good for boiling things down. http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B3eLr9eSkTNRMmZlMzUwMWItMTE4MC00YWFlLTk1M2QtNDk2ZTI2MmNhODJj&hl=en_GB Another approach that has worked for me is the heptagon shape from Life Shapes. It’s based on the anagram MRS GREN – you need to read the book really or give me a call. www.lifeshapes.com/shapes.cfm Anyway it does take some time and self discipline, but reflection has helped me to keep a better focus on God’s agenda, even to see him at work around me, so bring it on!!