My New Year's Ritual

𝗠𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿’𝘀 𝗥𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹⁣
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It’s that time, the end of a year (an epic year at that!) with a new one in the wings.⁣
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I developed a ritual years ago in order to better account for my time. It serves 3 purposes: ⁣
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1) Reminds me I accomplished more than I thought.⁣
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2) Helps me take an honest look: 𝘼𝙢 𝙄 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙙𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩? ⁣
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3) Helps me 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 lessons learned in the past year, and 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 & 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴 for the year ahead.⁣
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It’s a simple ritual & I take my time with it over several days.⁣
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𝗠𝗬 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝗜𝗡 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪 ✍🏼⁣
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In point form, using different categories, create a summary of the year. ⁣
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Here are some categories to consider 👉🏽 Work / Friends / Family / Physical Health / Mental Health / Travel / Society / Arts & Culture / Celebrity sightings / Spiritual. ⁣
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I admit I laughed a LOT as I began this year (“𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭?!” "𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴 & 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦?!” “𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴/𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭?!"). Ha. Yah. Hilarious 🙃⁣
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YET - even in the categories I thought there’d be little to show for, there were some pretty powerful experiences & conversations. Those count, too. ⁣
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In true 𝘆𝗶𝗻 & 𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗴 fashion, in the darkest depths of suffering also exists the capacity for the brightest light. ⁣
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Looking back at my calendar & journals helps fill in the categories as a way of reviewing & digesting the year.⁣
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Then comes 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟮: 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 👇🏽⁣
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Sometimes I’ll use similar categories with goals for each. ⁣
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If there’s a project I’m eager to manifest, I will break down the goals into concrete actions to follow 👊🏽 ⁣
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But lately, I’ve been less about goals that are a 'to do’ list, and more about goals that reflect ‘𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 / 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩 / 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙪𝙥 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙.’⁣
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It’s up to you how you want to use this ritual. It’s simply about helping us live with greater awareness and appreciation. Make it your own 💗 ⁣
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Peace out, 2020. ⁣
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𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 & 𝗷𝗼𝘆-𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭. ⁣
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#byebye2020 #hello2021