A Focused Conversation for Individual Reflection during the Days of Coronavirus

Topic: Personal Daily Reflection during Shelter-in-Place that can be done as a meditation or journal entry.

Rational Aim: To explore daily observations that will help build routines and strengths in order to move forward with intention, creativity, meaning and personal accountability.

Experiential Aim: Checking in with myself will give me a personal, safe space to express my feelings and help me decipher how I want to be in community with others. I will feel empowered and able to articulate my feelings to stay grounded in the present.

Context: Sheltering in place can take me through many emotions throughout the day. How can I make the most of being introspective and take time for my own self-care in order to serve my family, community, and work in a healthy way that helps us navigate through these new norms?

Question Level	Question	Reflection
Objective	What went on today?
Reflective	How am I feeling; what are the range of feelings I’ve had today? What are some moments when I’ve felt challenged or overcame challenges? When today did I feel creative or happy?
Interpretive	What’s an activity I did that brought me joy? Centered/stabilized me? What was something that someone did for me that made me feel good? What is something that I did to help someone else today, acknowledged in others? How can I be kinder to myself and those around me? Where do I feel the most concern? What are some of the questions that are surfacing for me? Where have I had an insight, learning, moment of clarity?
Decisional	Tomorrow what do I want to continue doing? What do I need to let go of? What do I want to shift? What is an image/phrase/song that represents/reflects my day, my week? As I finish this reflection what do I want to focus on next, tomorrow,…?

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A Focused Conversation for Individual Reflection during the Days of Coronavirus