✨ A Guided Reflection For 2022 ✨
30 prompts for reflecting on yourself, your relationships, and your creative practice
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Hi friends.
It’s my favorite time of year: ✨ reflection season! ✨ Those of you who have been around here since the beginning know this. Every December, I dedicate part of a day—or a span of days—to intentionally reflect on the year. I pour a cup of tea, curl up somewhere comfy, put on a holiday playlist, and open my journal. What were the highlights and lowlights? What did I learn? How did I grow? In what ways did my relationships shift? I love taking this guided tour through my memories from the year because it creates a space to honor, celebrate, meditate, and learn from everything I experienced over the last 12 months before another year starts. It usually stirs up the whole spectrum of emotions. I cry, I laugh, I seethe.
Because of that, revisiting the past can feel overwhelming. I haven’t had a chance this month to carve out time yet. Part of me is a little resistant because I’m still finishing up projects and feeling restless heading into the holidays. I’m also just not ready to rectify everything that I went through as an individual and everything we experienced collectively as humans on this earth. It can be too damn heavy and intense. But more and more, I realize it’s healthy for me to reflect on these things whenever I’m ready. Otherwise, I tend to feel like I’m floating through life. I’m paying close attention to my body’s cues to know when I’m ready for reflection mode. Usually when I feel eager. Usually when I feel safe.
Below, I’ve compiled 30 of my favorite year-end reflection prompts—10 about personal growth, 10 about relationships, and 10 about creative practice. These have been collected from various places and modified throughout the years. Hopefully by focusing on these three aspects of your year you can cultivate some comfort. Only if it feels right, I encourage you to answer them for yourself.
With love,
Amelia
P.S. I usually do a separate reflection of my freelance business. Maybe a post for another time? Let me know if you’re curious.
✨ Your Self ✨
How are you feeling right now as the year comes to a close?
What things this year made you emotional?
How did you show up for yourself?
What brought you comfort this year?
What brought you joy?
Was there anything that caused you pain?
What did you dream about (in both your waking and sleeping hours)?
What did you allow yourself to experience?
Did you make any big (or small) changes in your life?
Where are you? Why did you choose this space in particular?
✨ Your Relationships ✨
How did you show up for others?
How did your relationships change?
Did someone share something that you can’t stop thinking about?
What was a moment of conflict, and how did you navigate it?
Is there anything you wanted to say but didn’t?
Did you make any unexpected connections with someone?
Which relationships provided energy? Which relationships drained energy?
How do your different relationships meet your different needs?
How have old relationships evolved? How did your new relationships start?
What do you want your community to look like next year?
✨ Your Creative Practice ✨
How did your creativity manifest this year?
What’s a practice or ritual you’ll carry into next year?
Are there any practices you want to leave behind?
What did you learn? What do you still want to learn?
What emotions did you feel when creating, making, or practicing?
How did you talk to yourself? What was your inner voice saying?
How did you move through frustration, doubt, or insecurity in yourself?
What did you create and why?
What are you proud of?
Give this year a theme.
I hope your reflection is meaningful and fulfilling. I hope it brings you clarity. I hope you feel safe and held revisiting all the moments and takeaways from your year.
Are there any questions you add to your own reflection? Let me know in the comments!
