On Reflections And Resolutions
Dear friends,
As the year comes to a close, many of us find ourselves reflecting on the year that has passed and resolving to make improvements in the New Year.
I want to invite you to expand on these practices in a way that sets you up for thriving with peace and joy.
Instead of focusing solely on how much you’ve achieved and produced in 2024, take some time to also appreciate how much you’ve grown and the challenges you’ve overcome. Give yourself credit for making it here and celebrate where and who you are now.
Here are three questions to guide your reflections:
What challenges did I overcome this year, and what lesson did I take away from each?
What are three things that I feel grateful for in my life right now and why?
What are three things that I appreciate about myself and why?
It is also important to reflect and identify areas of growth. But instead of getting stuck on external goals and all that you want to do and achieve in the New Year, focus on how you want to BE in every moment: more self-compassionate, more present, and more aligned.
Here are three ways to create space for more being and allowing the doing to flow with greater ease:
Practice self-compassion daily by speaking to yourself as you would to a dear friend, especially when things don’t go as planned. (You can read about the four keys to embodying self-compassion here.)
Schedule tech-free time in your day (e.g. during meals or before bed) and consider deleting social media apps from your phone to allow yourself to be more present with life.
Commit to pausing and quieting your mind every day and especially before making any major decisions, making sure you are being guided by love and faith, instead of lack and fear.
Resolve to show up to life with gratitude, compassion, and presence in each moment, and trust that your day, your week, and your year will transform in ways that you could never imagine.
I want to also thank you—for being here, for all that you are, for the light that you radiate into the world, and for being a part of this journey with me.
May this New Year bring you an abundance of peace, joy, and fulfillment.
And may you continue to grow, thrive, and embrace the gift of each moment, one day at a time.
With love and gratitude,
Maliheh