My goal for December was to go deep, into my metaphorical cave to reflect on how 2019 had been for me:
Retreat. Reflect. Rest. Rekindle.
Done this month:
- Hit one year streak of writing daily on 200wad
- Had a restful 2-week retreat in Bali (after which I realised I no longer needed it)
- Recap on products made and my indie maker journey
- Recap on books read
- Recap on things I didn’t foresee myself doing before but do now
- Reviewed my past decade
- Review my whole year of 2019, in terms of positive and negative things
- Collating all my insights and learning points from doing keto and intermittent fasting
- Early brainstorming of strategies and goals for 2020
Overall, I think I’d done Deep December well. It’s an easy month, to be honest. Reflection comes easy for me. I enjoy it too much, in fact.
“The unexamined life is not worth living.” ~ Socrates
It’s been nice to have the luxury and time to reflect on the past. I find it’s hard to see where you want to head towards next, if you didn’t have a good understanding of where you had been previously. Without hindsight, I repeat old mistakes cyclically. Bad habits go unnoticed. Unhealthy attitudes go uncorrected. Not repeating past errors in the future is just as important as acting on the new goals in the future.
The first time is a mistake. The second time is a choice.
Seeing the past without regrets, not as a burden but as a source of learning and gratitude, had always provided me with the fuel to power ahead into a future I can feel optimistic about.
But even so, after a whole month of so much reflection, I feel I had done quite enough for a while. I’m ready and raring to go. Already I feel the pull of the new year, the new decade, and the opportunities it might bring. I want to jump right into action…NOW!
Onwards.
And Happy New Year! ?