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Two Questions to Ask Yourself

December 30, 2015 By Deanna Piercy 4 Comments

Tomorrow night we will bid 2015 adieu and welcome 2016 with a glass of champagne or two.

Two Questions to Ask Yourself

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the coming year and what I want to accomplish. A couple of weeks ago as I was in the process of creating the 4-page Christmas newsletter I send in our Christmas cards each year, I began to think about not only what happened in 2015 but what I hope to share in next year’s newsletter. For some reason that puts a little different spin on the whole New Year’s resolutions thing. For two or three days, each time I walked Shiloh I would imagine my 2016 Christmas newsletter and what I want it to include.

And then this morning I listened to this podcast:

I encourage you to listen, too. Tonya Leigh’s words nearly always resonate with me and this one was just what I needed to hear. Every year, on New Year’s Eve, she asks herself these two questions:

1. What do you want to celebrate from this year?

2. What will you be celebrating this time next year?

I was already considering the second question but she brings up a good point. Before kissing 2015 goodbye it is wise to spend a little time reflecting on the year and celebrating your accomplishments. It’s also reasonable to take an honest look at the not-so-pleasant aspects of the year. We can’t hope to grow and become our best self if we don’t acknowledge our mistakes. It isn’t necessary to wallow in failure but a clear-eyed look at what didn’t work out as we had hoped can help us make better choices in the coming year.

We are attending a party tomorrow night so I plan to ask and answer these questions tomorrow morning. I’m going to write them in my journal because I think better while writing. And then tomorrow night I will drink a toast to the person I was this year and another in anticipation of who I will become in 2016.

Cheers!



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  1. Mary says

    December 31, 2015 at 1:48 pm

    Thank you Deanna.
    It truly has helped me decide how I want to see the New Year in. In the past I always became very upset on the passing of the year but during the last decade I have been working at facing the fear of what the future may be and seeing the New Year in with growing optimism and even excitement.
    So your post today will actually help me see how far I have come. Mary

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    • Deanna Piercy says

      December 31, 2015 at 1:53 pm

      Oh, I’m so glad it was helpful to you, too. Happy New Year, my dear friend. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Melanie says

    December 31, 2015 at 5:01 pm

    Good questions, but I’m not celebrating anything from this year other than I got through it. For 2016, I hope to be celebrating my son’s graduation from college in May! Happy New Year, Deanna. 🙂

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    • Deanna Piercy says

      December 31, 2015 at 8:18 pm

      It seems that 2015 was a challenging year for many. I can’t say I’m sorry to see it in the rearview mirror. How exciting for your son to be graduating! That’s definitely worthy of celebration. Happy New Year!

      Reply

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