A year remembered

A mindful guide to reviewing the past year, embracing growth, gratitude, and setting meaningful intentions ahead

- Dr Monika Dass

Reflecting on the past year involves looking back at your experiences, accomplishments, and challenges to gain a better understanding of your journey and set intentions for the future.

To do this, find a quiet space to journal your thoughts, acknowledge both highs and lows, and identify areas of growth. It is also helpful to practice gratitude and to consider the people who have been important to you over the year.

Steps for reflection

Create a safe and quiet space: Find a calm place where you can be undisturbed to focus on your thoughts.

Document your experiences: Journaling is a great way to capture your thoughts, feelings, and memories from the year. You can also use other methods like creating a memory box or voice memos.

Analyse your year

List your accomplishments: Acknowledge what you have achieved, no matter how small.

Review challenges: Look at the difficulties you faced and what you learned from them.

Assess your relationships: Think about how your connections with others have evolved and what you want to cultivate in the coming year.

Practice gratitude: Make a list of things you are thankful for from the past year. Gratitude is an important exercise; the more grateful you are, the happier you are... and things unfold the way it should.... so practice this regularly... you will find many happy changes coming through in your life.