Reflect.

I first learned about the Enneagram ages ago -- when I was 19 or 20. Since then, it has been one of the most important tools for me for understanding myself, my areas of strength and challenge, and understanding how others see the world in different but equally valid ways.

A few months ago, I signed up for an EnneaThought of the day from the Enneagram Institute. It is somewhat shocking how often I get a thought that has genuinely appropriate advice for me.

Your Type One EnneaThought for January 24th—

Remember it is not beating yourself up that produces change, but self-knowledge and awareness. Today it's enough to see your self-judgments more clearly.

I had already been reflecting on this, the idea that I can trust myself to lean into good things. Sometimes I get frustrated because I can see all of the qualities that I want to have, I can envision it clearly, and I want it now, but I just don't know how to force growth. But maybe it is enough to see what I desire, and to be aware of this, and then gradually (without knowing it) live into myself.

A more abstract "doing" for the day, but one that I wanted to share.