"The situation made me think," can lead you into the conclusion that the answer your looking for is in that sentence. Usually when reflecting you can say, "I thought back to," or "I thought about". Also, it leads into the concluding sentence about how judging others is wrong, so it's the reflection before a decision.
TDLR; the answer is, "The situation made me think about how I..."
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The group of friends do not think they can finish painting the stars before terry returns.
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<span>The great poets commonly take up the subject of death in their works, but it is rare to see a great poet treat death in such a sustained and deeply personal way as Tennyson does. Many of his greatest works were written in the aftermath of the death of his closest friend, Arthur Henry Hallam. </span>