As you start this month and this year, take a moment to reflect. Post-eggnog, it’s easy to want to speed forward with gusto, packing up the ornaments until next year and juice-cleaning your system from all the holiday indulgence. But ease your foot onto the brake for the next few days, and gift yourself the space and freedom to reflect on the past twelve months.
Start a new year fresh: making a few goals, finding that one special word, and clearing out the cobwebs from the corners. But all that stuff is much more meaningful when you look behind you at the bends in the road. Honour the past year by celebrating your joys, mourning your losses and shaking your head at the wonder of it all. Isn’t it amazing another year has passed? And so the earth goes round and round, with us about to orbit once more. Whether you’re headed to a party or headed to the living room with a bowl of popcorn, New Year’s Eve is a great day for reflection. A whole year has passed since the last one. You’re a year older. Are you a year wiser?
A few questions for a New Year’s reflection:
-What was the single best thing that happened this past year?
-What was the single most challenging thing that happened?
-What was an unexpected joy this past year?
-What was an unexpected obstacle?
-Pick three words to describe this past year.
-What were the best books you read this year?
-With whom were your most valuable relationships?
-What was the biggest thing you learned this year?
-What was the single biggest time-waster in your life this past year?
-What phrase would best describe this past year for you?
Happy reflecting! And pass over that bowl of popcorn.
