LOOKING BACK
This year Iearned to..
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…
I was really brave when…
My thoughts/prayers often turned to...
A Scripture passage that meant a lot to me was…
I’m still trying to learn what God wants to teach me through this hard experience...But I think perhaps, it’s:
The best book I read last year is… (What did you like about it?)
The best word of advice or encouragement I can remember:
One of the happiest memories I’d like to freeze in my mind…
Something I’m looking forward to in this new year…
LOOKING AHEAD
Brainstorming Resolutions I like to use post it notes in a journal with pages labeled for each one of these topics. This way, if I don't end up doing them, I can just pull them off later and throw them away!
Spiritual (Incl Character/Attitudes)
Important Relationships (incl Marriage/Familly/Spiritual Community)
Intellectual (incl. Professional/Leadership)
Health/Physical
Service/Intentional Community Outreach
Financial
NOTE: In at least one area, push yourself to write something that would be adventurousor mean that you take risks.
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!
ie. Personal Development:
"learn to make toast.