1. One Word. Encapsulate the year 2014 in one word. Explain why you’re choosing that word. Now, imagine it’s one year from today, what would you like the word to be that captures 2015 for you?
2. Writing. What do you do each day that doesn’t contribute to your writing — and can you eliminate it?
3. Moment. Pick one moment during which you felt most alive this year. Describe it in vivid detail (texture, smells, voices, noises, colors).
4. Wonder. How did you cultivate a sense of wonder in your life this year?
5. Let Go. What (or whom) did you let go of this year? Why?
6. Make. What was the last thing you made? What materials did you use? Is there something you want to make, but you need to clear some time for it?
7. Community. Where have you discovered community, online or otherwise, in 2014? What community would you like to join, create or more deeply connect with in 2015?
8. Beautifully different. Think about what makes you different and what you do that lights people up. Reflect on all the things that make you different – you’ll find they’re what make you beautiful.
9. Party. What social gathering rocked your socks off in 2014? Describe the people, music, food, drink, clothes, shenanigans.
10. Wisdom. What was the wisest decision you made this year, and how did it play out?
11. 11 Things. What are 11 things your life doesn’t need in 2015? How will you go about eliminating them? How will getting rid of these 11 things change your life?
12. Body integration. This year, when did you feel the most integrated with your body? Did you have a moment where there wasn’t mind and body, but simply a cohesive YOU, alive and present?
13. Action. When it comes to aspirations, it’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen. What’s your next step?
14. Appreciate. What’s the one thing you have come to appreciate most in the past year? How do you express gratitude for it?
15. (This is my favorite one.) 5 minutes. Imagine you will completely lose your memory of 2014 in five minutes. Set an alarm for five minutes and capture the things you most want to remember about 2014.
16. Friendship. How has a friend changed you or your perspective on the world this year? Was this change gradual, or a sudden burst?
17. Lesson Learned: What was the best thing you learned about yourself this year? And how will you apply that lesson going forward?
18. Try. What do you want to try next year? Is there something you wanted to try in 2014? What happened when you did/didn’t go for it?
19. Healing. What healed you this year? Was it sudden, or a drip-by-drip evolution? How would you like to be healed in 2015?
20. Beyond Avoidance. What should you have done this year but didn’t because you were too scared, worried, unsure, busy or otherwise deterred from doing? (Bonus: Will you do it?)
21. Future self. Imagine yourself five years from now. What advice would you give your current self for the year ahead? (Bonus: Write a note to yourself 10 years ago. What would you tell your younger self?)
22. Travel. How did you travel in 2014? How and/or where would you like to travel next year?
23. New name. Let’s meet again, for the first time. If you could introduce yourself to strangers by another name for just one day, what would it be and why?
24. Everything’s OK. What was the best moment that could serve as proof that everything is going to be all right? And how will you incorporate that discovery into the year ahead?
25. Photo – a present to yourself. Sift through all the photos of you from the past year. Choose one that best captures you; either who you are, or who you strive to be. Find the shot of you that is worth a thousand words. Share the image, who shot it, where, and what it best reveals about you.
26. Soul food. What did you eat this year that you will never forget? What went into your mouth & touched your soul?
27. Ordinary joy. Our most profound joy is often experienced during ordinary moments. What was one of your most joyful ordinary moments this year?
28. Achieve. What’s the thing you most want to achieve next year? How do you imagine you’ll feel when you get it? Free? Happy? Complete? Blissful? Write that feeling down. Then, brainstorm 10 things you can do, or 10 new thoughts you can think, in order to experience that feeling today.
29. Defining Moment. Describe a defining moment or series of events that has affected your life this year.
30. Gift. This month, gifts and gift-giving can seem inescapable. What’s the most memorable gift, tangible or emotional, you received this year?
31. Core story. What central story is at the core of you, and how do you share it with the world? (Bonus: Consider your reflections from this month. Look through them to discover a thread you may not have noticed until today.)