It was 2 January 2004, with 5 young Singaporean theatre female friends that I first started these Reflections and "Post it note Resolutions". A couple of them went into it kicking and screaming, and now see it as something that has changed the trajectory of their lives.
It's really rewarding to reflect and look over the past years and see what's been accomplished, then look ahead with a sense of anticipation without the dread of feeling guilty about not following through on the ideas.
I've put the reflective questions below, and as a blank document here. If you've got the time, type out what you come up with, and send it on back. You could paste them here (a Facebook New Year's event) or below as a comment, to inspire others! Even if it's a comment on just one of the topics, please let us hear what's on your heart. I've posted mine here.
LOOKING BACK 2010
I grew most in…
A Scripture verse, passage or book
that was important to me was…
One of my best adventures was…
I saw/knew God was doing something when…
A real gift from God was…
Something I really enjoyed doing
more of was…
One of the happiest memories I’d like
to freeze in my mind…
I was really brave when…
I’m still trying to learn what God
wants to teach me through this hard experience...
...But I think perhaps, it’s:
The best word of advice or encouragement I can remember:
LOOKING AHEAD 2011
Brainstorming Resolutions
NOTE: Phrase these as “do-able” not just “wishes” that are out of your control, but something you can do to grow or improve. Breaking it down into small steps you need to take to accomplish it, you can't DO a project, but you can do the steps toward accomplishing it!
Financial/Professional
Health/Physical
Personal Development/Intellectual
Spirituality
Relationships
Adventure Risk
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| Kimberly's Raisin Toast 2010 ie. Personal Development: "learn to make toast." |
As I stated above, I did the reflections part, but I'm still working on the postit notes. I'm finding that though I made a lot of steps toward last year's resolutions, it's not quite done on many fronts! I'll get them up here when I get them done. But first, I'm listening to Getting Things Done on CD with the boys, and learning how to better start the year even more organized and focused.
Whether or not you do it, I look forward to hearing from you, or spending some time in the new year together!
Whether or not you do it, I look forward to hearing from you, or spending some time in the new year together!
