Being a non-religious humanist, yet a reflective person, I sought for some time a humanist-oriented daily reflections-type book. When all I could find were religiously oriented books that did not met my needs, I decided to create one for myself - a compilation of widely varied readings for daily reading and reflection which speak to my humanist philosophy. Daily Reflections is available in two formats: PDF and DOCX. The folder for each version contains 13 files - an Introduction/Index section and a separate file for each month of the year. Each month has one page per day, making it easier to go directly to a given date within a month; for example, in a given month, the 18th of the month will be on page 18. [If you've not discovered it there's a quick way to go to a specific page in both formats. With Adobe (PDF): depressing Shift+Cntl+N launches a Go-To box in which you enter the desired page number. With MS Word: the F5 key launches a Go-To box.] [NOTE regarding Dropbox: These documents are available free via Dropbox where they can be downloaded onto your computer. You need NOT have a Dropbox account, and the service is free. So that you can find the downloaded files, note into which folder on your computer the files are downloaded; depending on your operating system you may be able to direct the files into your folder of choice, or they may go into a general Download folder.]
- To download the read-only PDF version (31MB) click here: Daily Reflections (PDF)
- The DOCX version (37MB) can be edited with Microsoft Word. I have personalized my own copy by adding such things as family and friends' birthdays and anniversaries, important events, other such information on the relevant dates. If you wish to do the same, you'll want the DOCX version. (NOTE: Editing the document can alter the pagination, affecting the page and date of month match - not a major problem, just something to be aware of.)
To download the DOCX version (37MB) click here: Daily Reflections (DOCX)