Because I've recently taken to writing things down in a notebook and actually logging my actions down, I figured I can start trying to choose one important or outstanding moment of my day and reflect on it at the end of the day. I've heard a lot of people try this with various methods, some of which are
- Taking a "photo of the day" which highlights the most memorable event of the day
- Writing in a journal about what you are grateful for in the day
- Simply recalling all of the events of the day, and evaluating what you did
- Just write about anything that comes to your mind for 30 minutes a day
I have taken my shot at methods 3 and 4, which I must say, are both really helpful. I think that writing stuff down is really transformative, despite my initial skepticism. I've felt no need for writing things down when I was younger, but perhaps I have lost my mental edge and my discipline, but writing things down is very useful for me now.
But both 3 and 4 seem to be things that can take quite a lot of time out of the day. That's why I like the idea of doing a haiku a day. It's such a short poem, so you really need to think about what was notable about the day, and it emulates the idea of a "photo of the day" with more liberty and no need to carry around a camera.
Here are the haikus from my first week!
--- Saturday ---
You apologize But today was a great time Worry not, dear friend
--- Sunday ---
Legs sore, stomach full Lifitng words, lifted spirits Welcome, dear night sky
--- Monday ---
Galaxies spinning Round and round and round, hours long And so spins my head