Why does it take courage to reflect? Reflection requires you to revisit memories that maybe you’d like to keep stuffed away. But, when you choose to re-enter the painful, more difficult moments you’ve already experienced and learn from them, you cultivate courage for future experiences on the road ahead. Always, when you allow your pain to have a purpose (even if that is acknowledging your own deficiency) you are living with courage. Wasted pain is the most tragic loss in the human experience. Here are a few pointers when you take time to reflect.