Daily Gratitude: I look at this as “reverse engineering”. If we don’t look at what happened in the past (even if that past is only a day ago like after a big meeting), we won’t be able to see what worked and what didn’t or what we might want to change or just improve on. Take my last race for example. If I just looked at it as “good i survived the cruddy weather and still made 120 miles which is good for me”, then I’d never have seen the changes I could make to do better in my next race or even in my next life encounter. My end of life doula certification program ends next week and I intend to do an after action (race report if you will) on it. This will help me see how I’ve grown as a person; what I did that was hard for me; what interactions and reactions need work; etc. I’ve never done this with a life situation that wasn’t a specific event. It will he revealing. Before I do it, though i have to establish criteria I want to assess. Otherwise I’ll just be swept down the river by the current writing any old thing that comes to me. Having guidelines ahead of time allows you to evaluate the key points. My life will be better not only from having taken the course but from doing this debrief. Try that for something in your life.