Great for year-end…or any time for thoughtful reflection by self or with others. Read from a writer on Substack.

What art—movie, TV show, book, exhibit, podcast etc.—most shifted your reality this year? Which one gave you the most pleasure? Which one made you the most inspired to make art of your own?

What is something you did this year that, upon reflection, wasn’t yours to do? What can you learn from that?

Who was your biggest friend crush on this year?

What bit of nature meant the most to you this year? What more-than-human-world relationship did your nurture? (with a tree, an animal etc.)

What is something that has grown “normal” to you that you would like to see with new eyes in 2025?

When did you have the most fun this year?

In what part of your life might you declare bankruptcy and start over?

What would you prioritize next year if you stopped having an “after-life mentality,” as Oliver Burkeman puts it (i.e. that you are living for some future reward moment)?

Whose relationship to time do you admire most? How can you apply their mentality to your own life in the coming year?

Cristien Storm writes that “Boundaries are as much about saying yes as they are about saying no.” What did you say a wise no to this year? What is a full-throated yes that you want to say next year?

– Addition Options to Consider –

What has been dormant this year that I’d like to awaken? How might I awaken or nurture this to grow? What has overgrown this year that I’d like to put back to seed and/ or what have I been carrying? Is there anything I can lay down to rest? What is something witchy or spiritual that I’d like to explore? What kind of rest do I need most right now? (body, heart, mind, spirit, other)? What can stillness bring me? How do I feel about stillness and why? What awakens in darkness? Who are what is asking to be honored at this moment? (consider self, community, planet, anything) How might I put some intention into that?