End-of-Year Reflection Questions - 2025 edition
It’s that time of year again, so grab a journal and a pen, or a partner and a drink, or a whole crew of friends and a potluck, and mull over where you’ve been and where you’re going.
In what ways was this year worse than you expected it to be? In what ways was it better?
What surprised you the most this year about yourself?
What was one of your most fun nights of the year?
What made you laugh this year or helped you lift up and out of a sour mood? (A friend, TV show, podcast etc.)
Who did you love in a new way this year? What led to the nature of your love changing?
Who showed up for you in a way that gave you great relief or delight this year?
What was the favorite gift you gave to someone else this year? (Doesn’t have to be physical!)
In what parts of your life did you experience win-wins this year?
What was the best meal you ate this year? What made it so good?
What natural or scientific phenomenon would you most love to learn more about in the new year?
If you could Freaky Friday with anyone for 48 hours, who would it be?
In what ways did you love yourself well this year? In what ways could you love yourself better next year?
Who do you need to forgive?
What did you learn about grief this year?
What is on hospice inside of you? What is on hospice outside of you?
If this year were a color, what would it be and why?
If you could go anywhere, with anyone next year, where would it be?
What is one skill you want to build next year?
What is one expectation you need to lay down?
Who and what are you grateful for?
If you need more, there are a boatload of questions from last year to be found here.
What did I learn about grief this year?
Grief has no timetable for its appearance.
It's not a series of steps of observance
But a process that reminds me of a loss
And the eventual price that it costs
When I deeply loved a person who is gone,
To whom earlier in life I was drawn
Because of her values and inner beauty she possessed
And she lives on in ways that can't be adequately expressed
But felt deeply as I continue on
To live my life . . . It's a new dawn.
What a great list of questions! Our family of nine will be together New Year's Eve. These questions should allow us all, ages 8 to 80, to reflect together on another year. Happiest of holidays to you and yours, Courtney!