The Idea of the Week
Reflection is not just a stroll down memory lane; reflection is a powerful tool for growth, mindfulness, and setting the stage for our next steps. In this first 8-minute article, let’s see How Looking Inward Can Improve Your Mental Health. Self-reflection involves a component from mindfulness: being present with yourself and intentionally focusing your attention inward. Self-reflection is important to build your self-concept and plays a key role in self-development and personal growth.
The Practice of the Week
These moments of self-reflection serve as a compass for growth and self-discovery. Below is a list of self-reflection prompts to help you navigate the highs and lows, victories and challenges of the past year. Some of the prompts are from Lavendaire’s New Year Planning: Reflecting on 2023 journal (a 13-minute video).
- “2023 was the year that I…”
- List the highlights and achievements that you are proud of in 2023.
- What are your wins?
- What are the moments that you want to remember?
- What worked in 2023? Whether it’s big or small, such as a positive belief you adopted or a micro-habit that you developed.
- What didn’t work in 2023? What mistakes, failures, or let-downs happened and, most importantly, what did you learn from them?
- What did you learn in 2023? Whether it’s life lessons or skills, or both!
- How did my life evolve in 2023? How did your life change throughout the year?
- What about 2023 are you most grateful for?
- Reflect on your priorities: did you allocate time and energy to what truly matters to you? How can you refine your priorities for greater fulfillment in the future?
- Who were the three people whose friendships you appreciated the most this year?
Now, as we’re reflecting on the year, we can shift our attention to the past and the future. Below are a couple of prompts from this 10-minute article that take us to the past, present, and future.
- Where were you five years ago, and where are you now?
- If all goes well, where would you love to be five years from now?
- Based on that vision, what do you want your one-word intention to be next year? How can you manifest it in your everyday life?
- What is one thought that you are currently holding on to that’s not serving your wellbeing? Why are you holding onto it, and what empowering affirmations can you replace it with?
- What is one bad habit you are working on removing from your life, and what is one new habit you wish to replace it with in its stead?
- What are three things you would love to do more of next year? How will you make more time for them?
- How can you start your mornings more mindfully this year?
Finally, after a bit of reflection, let’s wrap up the year with a bit of tidying to start fresh in 2024. In this 13-minute video, Rowena Tsai gets a head start on the new year and invites us to reset our lives together for 15 minutes a day.
The video is the first part of a series and begins with cleaning her space and setting intentions to bring more inspiration, intentional productivity, and mental clarity into her space. The remaining videos cover three other important areas of her life that you can check out as well.
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The Thought of the Week
Wishing you a peaceful week!
