Lessons & Reflections

A lot can happen in a year. It often begins quite differently than it ends.

LESSONS OF 2023

• Live lighter. Do not carry on through 2024 with a heavy heart. Gain the ability to forgive. Smile and laugh more. You don’t always have to take life so seriously. See the good even when you have to look a little harder for it.
• Show yourself grace. Credit yourself. You have grown more than you may realize and have survived all the challenges this year has brought. Give yourself credit for all the good you have done and accomplished.
• Take action. Work on yourself rather than simply complaining or ruminating. Stagnancy in a place of hurt, loss, frustration, boredom, sadness or fear will prolong the undesired feeling. Action will combat it.
• Be grateful. Express gratitude. Reflect on the things that make your life worth living. Show others why you are thankful for them.
• Gain perspective. See from more than one lens. Understand all aspects of a situation before taking it personally. Consider more than just your own thoughts and experiences. In the best way, not everything is always about you.

2023 REFLECTION PROMPTS

• What were your happiest moments in 2023?
• Who was present in your life throughout 2023?
• What habits do you wish to keep in the new year? Which habits do you hope to break?
• What experiences of 2023 taught you the most? What did you learn?
• What did you learn about yourself this year? How did you grow?