meditation

"When you flip the switch in the attic, it doesn't matter whether it's been dark for 10 minutes, 10 years, or 10 decades. The light still illuminates the room and banishes the murkiness, letting you see the things you couldn't see before. It's never too late to take a moment to look." - Sharon Salzberg, Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation

the decisions we make

I was reading a daily reflection piece online that moved me,

"In every decision of life we are making ourselves a certain kind of person. It is possible that some can gain all the things they set their heart on, only to wake up suddenly and discover that they missed the most important thing of all. A true disciple is ready to give all that he or she has in exchange for happiness and life with God. The life which God offers is abundant, everlasting life. And the joy which God places in our hearts no sadness or loss can diminish."

It resonated with something in me. It brought up many questions:

What kind of a person am I? 

Am I happy with the kind of person I am?

What kind of person do I want to be?

Am I growing into the kind of person I want to be?

Am I making decisions based on who I want to be?

The reflection made me realize the simple truth that every decision we make - be it daily decisions (like what to eat, when to exercise, when and how long to rest, etc.) or the life-changing decisions ones (like who to let in our lives, who to let go, where to live, where to work, what to work for, etc.) - mold us into something. Hopefully, all those choices we make bring us closer to the person we want to be.

It got me thinking of what my life choices say about me and if it is aligned with the kind of person I have always hoped to become. It got me thinking about my priorities and whether those priorities are truly still important to me now. It made me happy to have this moment of true reflection, a moment of introspection so that I can know myself better.