Brilliant advice from mom

So I asked my mother,

What if you always repeat the same mistakes? How to remember not to do it again?

and she said,

Write down your most common mistakes in a "book of correction"

I think she's brilliant. Not only brilliant, but wise.
Yes, we've been doing examination of conscience. However, because I write down the things in the same book that I used for my prayer inspirations, most of the times I can't retrieve the points when I need them. Recently I also didn't really note down things that God let me see in my examination of conscience.

So my mom's short and sweet whatsapp message really struck me.
I will invest on another small notebook special for examination of conscience, confession, and Spiritual Direction. I guess initially I combine them with prayer journals so I can easily pray about them too (just flip!). However, at moments when you have stumbled so hard, perhaps you need to step back and take even smaller steps, even if it means I need two small notebooks now. Hahaha.

Thanks, Mom! =)