Why Self Reflection Is Important.

“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” — Aristotle

I adore stationery. As a child, I used to spend hours in stationery shops longing to buy all the notepads and pens that adorned the shelves.

As an adult, I do buy more stationery than I probably should and when I came across self-reflection journals, I became truly addicted.

When I was tidying my house recently, I found some old journals and flicked through them. It’s so good to read through and see the thoughts and feelings I was having back then, it’s really interesting to see how much I have grown over the years.

I complete my self-reflection journal each morning when I get up and each evening before I go to bed. I try my best to make sure each morning and evening is filled in, even if it’s a bit later than anticipated and I do take it away with me on holidays.

After spending a lot of time scouring the internet, I chose the 6-minute diary for my next journal for the following reasons:

It’s split into morning and evening reflection, I think it is good to reflect on your mood first thing and then the last thing at night, sometimes there is a big difference and by reflecting on this, you can learn how to improve your days in the future.

There is a section in the morning to list 3 things you are grateful for. Gratitude can be life-changing, there is always something to be grateful for and for me…