As humans, we tend to only see a portion of the story. This is why it is especially more important to take time to reflect and make the conscious decision to see the whole story, rather than only parts of the story.
Our year is divided into 365 days, which can feel like a lot to reflect on at once. This ‘Room for Reflection’ will give a guideline to reflect on the past year and briefly plan for the year ahead.
Though we have still been in the middle of Covid-19 with the ever-rising cases and the new variants, our world has been a lot different than what it was a year ago. Changes can be noted daily in our lives, so when we look back at the year, who we were at the beginning of the year to who we are now, can be a lot different.
Although we can create a positive meaning out of something negative, good and bad things both continue to happen to us regularly.
Because we are working progresses, we tend to sometimes do a lot of back and forth before we make a definite, consistent change in our lives.
And that is okay.… because we are human.
And because we still have a lot to learn.
I think the most important thing to do is to try, to not give up even when it gets hard, and choose to try again and again.
Perhaps that is what life is about. Continuously trying.
So let's have a look at this past year and the amazing, crazy, cool, sometimes sad, hard things that have transpired this year.
Aside from gratitude journaling, these are some of my yearly reflections. I will also give some of my answers as examples to them.
I hope this serves you as it has me.
1. Use 5 words to describe this year.
Healing. Learning. Discovering. Awakening. Boundary.
2. Now, choose one word among these that best describes this year.
Healing
3. What have been some of your highlights of this year?
· Reliving near the Richmond area, my favorite spot in London, and visiting the different parks.
· Walking away from stability multiple times to choose a life of inner satisfaction.
· Continuously learning about life.
· Strengthening relationships with the family.
· Choosing me again and again.
4. How would you like to remember this year 2021?
· The year that I let the hidden sides of me come out.
5. What have been some of my biggest life lessons this year?
· Whatever you do, do it for you. Don’t do it for anyone else.
· It is hard to be patient with yourself, but that is exactly what must be done.
· There is so much more to life than you can even imagine.
6. Name one thing that you are particularly proud of this year.
The person I am becoming.
7. Choose something you would like to leave behind this year.
I choose to leave behind my tendency to listen to other people’s opinions and take in their doubts and fears as my own.
8. Choose one word to describe how you want the next year to look like.
Manifestations
9. Describe one feeling that you want to fill this upcoming year with.
Acceptance
10. One message for the future you who will be looking back at the year 2022.
We can create the reality we want together, my present and future self. I believe in us.
May you take in the learnings of this year and carry on becoming the person you are meant to be in the upcoming year.
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