A Ritual for Completing the Year
We’re approaching the end of 2021, the completion of another trip around the sun. I view these year markers as ways to celebrate different aspects of life whether it’s seasons, holidays, birthdays, or personally meaningful events. We can become so stuck both in the mindless monotony of our days and our behavioral patterns. The end of the year presents the opportunity to mark an occasion. It’s also the opportunity to use a ritual of celebration and gratitude to close out the year.
I use a leadership framework that defines your North Star for the next year (for reference, these are my north stars for 2021 and 2020) and an end of year reflection is a nice completion to celebrate how far you’ve come.
This past year, my intention word was white space. From my reflections at the beginning of the year, I shared:
I’ve been able to build a sustainable business in 2020, yet oh-too-often, I’ve been too rigid, too serious, too driven, and too obsessed about hitting financial goals. As I move into year two of the business, I want more magic, more joy, more ease, and a greater sense of flow. White space captures that spirit and intention for me.
