I ACCIDENTLY DELETED A BLOG POST

Here is an example of reflection that I often practice and how reflection shows up in layers. This can be applied to all of life in much the same way.

P.S. Let me know if this helps you look at something differently too.

Here goes…

I just spent 45 minutes on a Saturday morning writing out a blog post for therapeutic reasons.

I got to the last word.

I pressed backspace.

The whole blog disappeared.

I had forgotten to save at any point.

Stage 1 of awareness + growth

I audibly let out a sound of frustration.

I pressed every combination of ‘undo’ that I knew.

I knew before I did this that it was gone forever.

Stage 2 of awareness + growth

I recognised how unhelpful this feeling was.

I decided to concentrate on my breathing and slow it down.

I thought through whether I had benefited from writing it even if no-one read it.

I decided that it had not been a waste of time.

I had still got something from it.

Stage 3 of awareness + growth

I then decided to write this post to instantly reflect.

I then planned to go back to recreate the post and to be ok with how it turned out.

I accepted that it didn’t need to be perfect.

I realised it might even be better.

I’m about to write the replacement blog post and…

I am no longer frustrated. I am neutral. I am intrigued.

Reflective stage of the initial reflection

P.S. I again was so focused on what I was writing. I was so much in flow that I forgot to press save. I came back into the post to write this.

P.P.S. I just finished the post again. I refined it. I reordered it. I reengaged with the learning of it. I am now grateful that I accidently deleted the first draft and had to start from scratch with only memory and learned lessons to re-write. It is amazing how much you can retain if you write it out. Feel free to read it at “Dream Interpretation”.

Why I love what I do

I love providing breathing and awareness coaching via LiNK BREATHING because it helps me remember to consistently work on my own awareness and bother to take the time to reflect on it. I then get to share it on www.canidoitmyself.com which is cathartic but also hopefully of help to someone else somewhere.