I stumbled into Reiki for the first time one year ago during my yoga teacher training, though my relationship with it was short-lived due to pandemic-related shutdowns. A few weeks ago, I reconnected with the practice after returning to my former studio and completing my Reiki training.

One of the biggest benefits of bullet journaling’s rapid logging was that I had to slow down and be more mindful of what I was writing for it to be effective. By using the tangible medium of pen and ink to physically write out my thoughts, journaling began to feel more “personal”, I had penned every letter in my journal and filled its empty spaces with my drawings and pictures.

If arguments for compassion do not persuade you, or if the plight of others is something simply not on your radar as a cause for concern, then perhaps contemplating the possibility of waking up in one of these bodies when you eventually leave yours might make you begin to think twice about how you spend this life.