2022... New Year Reflection

​Another year is almost gone. I don’t know how and where it went… so many things happened this year, and so many things didn’t. And, as we are preparing to move into the New Year, we’re also preparing ourselves for a new “norm” that is here to stay – no one can deny that some things have forever changed, not just in the world, but also in us, in our souls… For the best or the worst, I don’t know, but I believe it is up to us to determine… it is up to us to choose.
This year, I am starting my end of year reflection earlier than usual. I felt that I needed more time of stillness and self reflection… more time to sit in silence and ponder… more time to dig into my soul looking for answers or making peace with not finding those answers.
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I am inviting you to join me on this reflective journey… Today is the first of our 7-week End of Year Reflection… I’ll post a prompt every week for you to contemplate. You might like to print the image and stick it in a new page spread of your journal and give yourself the whole week to reflect on it…

Despite its obvious challenges, there are always tons of things we are truly grateful for… God sends us grace and blessings every single day, every single moment… we just need to be awake and aware to receive them.
Write your list of at least 3 things you are grateful for in 2021. Allow yourself to breathe them in, embody them, and fully feel the gratitude with every cell of your body. God promises us: “If you express gratitude, I shall certainly give you more” (Q. 14: 7)