#New Year Reflections

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Delay, deny, depose: lessons for the new year

In the world of healthcare, delay stalls justice, deny erodes trust, and depose dismantles accountability; reminding us of the courage needed to confront broken systems. As we step into the new year, may we resolve to demand transparency, prioritize compassion, and ensure that every life receives the dignity it deserves. Change begins when we refuse to let the cycles of delay, deny, and depose define our future.

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Reflecting on the Past, Embracing the Future: Kwanzaa’s Final Day and the Principle of Imani

As the last day of Kwanzaa dawns, we reflect on the principle of Imani, which means faith. It’s a time to honor our journey, acknowledge the strides we’ve made, and solidify our belief in a future filled with purpose, connection, and progress. Reflecting on the Year Gone By The past year has been a mosaic of challenges and triumphs. Through perseverance and community, we’ve seen the resilience…

[vizthedatum]

There is power and strength in acknowledging just how you are… and being able to accept it. I think a lot of healing can stem from that acknowledgment.

My healing journey has been so painful but so full of joy too. I have been able to experience myself and love more than I could say I have in a long time. I’ve also been through countless breakups (friends, lovers, partners, fractures within myself, etc.) this year. I’ve self-doubted a lot. I’ve fallen into similar patterns from before… and then caught myself. I am still grieving.

But I am living. I’m doing the thing - trying to get through.

Besides, when you create things… do you want to create things from the power within or from what you perceive to be power from outside of you? What resonates more?

Healing is so hard. It’s so painful.

I wouldn’t go back to how it was before though.

[tawnysoup]

Finally now that the comic is fully public on comicfury, I get to share it with all of you here, too <3

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New Beginnings and Timeless Tales: Progression, Reflection, and the Power of Stories

January is the perfect time to embrace new beginnings. As we turn the page on another year, it’s an opportunity to reflect on the past, set goals for the future, and dive into stories that inspire growth, change, and possibility. At Blu Moon Fiction, we’ve kicked off 2025 with a celebration of the theme “New Beginnings and Timeless Tales,” exploring how books, films, TV shows, and folklore help…

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Gazing into the Future: Trusting God in the Present Moment

Introduction We have a tendency to gaze into the future with a mix of hope and apprehension. It’s natural to think ahead, planning for what’s to come and trying to anticipate challenges. But sometimes, those thoughts come with questions and concerns: Will I have enough? Enough time, energy, money, or resources to face what lies ahead? What if the challenges outpace my ability to handle…

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Closing the Chapter: Leaving 2024 Behind

As the final days of 2024 tick away, many of us find ourselves reflecting on the year that was. Each year brings its share of triumphs, challenges, lessons, and memories, and 2024 was no exception. As we prepare to step into 2025, it’s essential to acknowledge what this past year taught us and how it has shaped our future aspirations. The Wins, the Losses, and the Lessons For some, 2024 was a…

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Finding Meaning in Gratitude Challenge Reflection

Although I had planned to share my November gratitude challenge earlier, now seems to be a fitting moment as I close out 2024. I started the challenge on November 3rd and disciplined myself to post something daily, regardless of how I felt. Instead of focusing on what might have happened on a particular day, though I occasionally would, what came up were general themes. In doing this exercise, I…

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New Year and Not So New Me

Some new year reflections.

Around the time of New Year I tend to get into this mode where I’m filled with this relentless desire to become a better me. I go on this rampage of analyzing what I don’t like, what I want to change, what I would like to incorporate more of in my life, dreamily creating my ideal self and so on. I guess it’s the same for everyone else as well since that is essentially the crux of New Year’s…

[failuretolisten]

Happy New Year 2024

As the New Year begins, it’s natural to reflect on years gone by. I learned and grew so much over the last year. 1. I learned about myself, and that gave me an understanding of why I failed in so many areas. Hopefully, I will not repeat the same mistakes. 2. I learned about trusting my gut. Sometimes, I am so laid back and flexible that I go with the flow. I learned that it is not always the…

[honeytonedhottie]

how im preparing for 2025⋆.ೃ࿔*:･🍬💕

MY MANIFESTING LIST ;

every year i always make a list of the things that i wanna manifest in 2025, i dont always complete it in the first sitting bcuz i add onto it as the year progresses but i like to have a basic framework of everything that im manifesting in that year.

also along with my manifest list for 2025, i also create a 2025 vision board because it motivates me and reminds me of all the amazing things that im going to experience in 2025.

REFLECTING ON THIS YEAR ;

so in my notion i have a section called the 'monthly digest' where every single month i break down the 4 weeks of the month and everything that i did in them in relation to my goals. after every month i write a little summary.

so with that being said i have a LOT to go back to and reflect on so that i can see what i accomplished this year and what i can do better in the next year. this reflection system that i have is so helpful so i'll set one up for 2025 so that i can also have that at my disposal.

BREAKING UP THE NEXT YEAR ;

i break up my year into 4 quarters (each lasting 3 months) that way i can see my year broken up and i have a clear plan and i can be organized. quarter one (january - march) quarter two (april - june) so on and so forth. and after every quarter i do a little analysis.

something else that i wanna try for next year is giving myself quarterly themes. like for each quarter of the year i'll focus on a different aspect of myself, i think that could be fun…💬🎀

PREPARATIONS ;

im wrapping up some things like my projects, assignments and things of that nature so that i can go into the next year on a clean slate. furthermore im making plans for new years eve, and january and making sure that i've already set some things in motion.

all in all, with everything in motion and everything set in place im going into the new year INCREDIBLY confident 💕📔

[everdistantstars]

Happy New Year! Here's to another year of skk kissing.

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NEW YEAR, NEW ME

( A collab with thee lovely lele @bloombabydoll )

If you want to reinvent and rebrand yourself, or just continue to make positive improvements in 2024, the first thing is to evaluate your current year. 

EVALUATION

Reflect on how things went for you. Was there continuous growth? Were there many difficult times? Did you discover anything major about yourself and so on. Try to summarise your year in (a) paragraph(s) at least. 

Oversee your goals. Which ones you didn’t, did achieve, difficult ones, easy ones and the impacts it had on your life. 

Compare your dream girl then and now. Is your visualisation of your life currently different to the one you have now and why? 

List any major losses or successes you’ve had in your life, and how they have helped you or why it matters to you. 

This evaluation can be as detailed or simple as you like, but as long as you have a decent outline of your year. 

PREPARING & PLANNING

To prepare for 2024, you want to know what you want life to be like in 2024. Something realistic to a point, but still is a growth journey. 

Think of something that you can associate with 2024. This can be a word, a symbol, art, a song, a book, a movie, a place, or even just all of these things. When you think about your goals and your journey, this is your theme. This is something that should relate to your goals or your dream girl somehow. 

For me, I chose a word and a song. My word is growth because, for me, 2023 was a year for just being able to shed my old self which I did achieve however I just felt there wasn’t much growth as an actual person and not just in my environment. 

For my song, it is Mayflowers by Proleters and Taskrok. This song is the epitome of what I would imagine, is the most polished mindset. I would say perfect, but having a perfect mindset is near impossible. I want to have a mindset glow up because I’ve just been hard on myself lately which has caused my confidence to plummet. 

Before we get into the fun part of the preparation stage, we have to do some organisation in our life. I want you to take a look at your daily lifestyle and your habits, and be completely unashamed about this. 

Then categorise these habits into two sections; Leave and Leap. Leave habits are habits that you are leaving behind in 2023, leap habits are habits that are leaping into 2024 with you. 

Any habits that are self-destructive, addictive or generally harmful are leave habits. Beneficial habits and self-building are leaping with you into the new year.

I want you to do the same for people in your life, all environments (school, work, online etc) and anything else you believe needs to be sorted out. 

This works better if you can reason with yourself why it is a leaping or leaving habit, but don’t try to convince yourself a bad habit is good or vice versa. 

Now, I want you to document an honest paragraph about who you are right now. List your bad and good habits, your strengths and weaknesses and your behaviours. This one requires a bit more detail. 

Then, write a paragraph about who you will be in 2024, your dream girl. List her habits, lifestyle, behaviours, mindset, strengths and anything else extra. I’ll explain later but do not include materialistic desires in this your dream girl. Once again, this one also requires details. 

Stemming from those paragraphs, I want you to create specific and achievable goals. SMART goals are best, but I want to introduce you to how I set goals. 

I divide my year into quarters. For each 3 months, I have 3-5 goals for those months. Usually, it’s one from each area of my life. Then, I break down these goals. 

Questions and How They Help 

Why do I want to do this goal - For motivation and commitment. 

How it’ll benefit me - For the sake of improvement. 

How can I involve myself in this goal - To achieve your goal.  

I prefer this method because it is a lot simpler for me, as I am just a young girl and my bigger goals are more in the future in which I’ll utilise SMART goals. 

To create good goals; Make sure they align with your current values and life principles first. Try to avoid creating goals that you have just taken from the internet. Those goals just aren’t it and you most likely won’t follow through with it. 

Be specific. Don’t say you want to eat more healthily, instead say you want to include (a certain group of veggies/fruits) in your diet and reduce the intake of ( food/drink). 

E.g using eating healthy example

I want to eat healthy -> I want to start including foods that boost my immunity system and support my skin while reducing those that have the opposite effect. 

Then break down those quarterly goals into monthly, weekly and daily goals. Make these habits that you can establish in your lifestyle and have a way in which you can refer back to your progress. 

EXAMPLE GOAL BREAKDOWN

Quarterly Goal - Read 6 books.  

Monthly Goal - Finish 2 books.

Weekly Goal - Be or near half way of one book.

Daily Goal - 20 minutes of reading per day. 

AREAS TO SET GOALS IN YOUR LIFE

Academics

Spiritual

Fitness/sport

Health and wellbeing

Mental health

Personal life

Relationships

Hobbies and recreation

Now for the best part- vision boards! Collect all of your favourite images that embody your quarters or the whole year, then put them in one place where you can see them regularly!

Some ideas are a scrapbook, Pinterest boards, mood boards, playlists etc. 

Choose your theme; It can be your healthy girl era, your academic come back or whatever you want. You can have more than two btw.

Use quotes! Then actually say them in your daily life as a way to shift your mindset to reflect said quote.

Include inspirational people. It doesn't even have to be a millionaire or a very well established person, it could be your friends or someone on the internet.

Be imaginative. Your vision board doesn't have to realistic in my opinion, as the whole point of it to me is that viewing it daily and considering it to be part of your life one day allows for you to open up to those opportunities.

Materialistic Wants

I feel obligated to make this a separate section. This section is practically tangible objects that you want.

However, when choosing this said object that you want, mindfully think about why you want that thing specifically.

It doesn’t have to be meaningful, but as long as each thing on that list has got a purpose to you, and will serve you, I think it’s all good!

Conclusion

If you want, you can definitely start implementing habits before January. However, I believe that as long as you go into 2024 at least knowing who you want to be and shedding away any limiting beliefs, you’ll be fine.

Make sure to incorporate some self care rituals into your daily life as well✨

To end this, I hope everyone has a very merry Christmas! And that 2024 they will achieve to close that gap with their current selves and their dream girl selves! 💖🙏

[rodawgg]

i HATE this guy UGHHHHHH *hits him with a frying pan hits him with a fryging pan,, ive yet to unlock him but i. hes pretty awesome haha haha hahahahhhhahhhhhhahhahaaaaaaaaaa,, i need to hit him with the girl beam NOW. NOWWWWWWWWWW AHHHHHHH

a hideous view into my sick and twisted brain

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