12/17/2025
December is full. Holiday parties, deadlines, family plans, travel, year-end loose ends. Life is loud right now!
Most people wait until January 1st to reflect on the year. By then, you’re tired, distracted, and already feeling the pressure to move forward. It’s hard to remember what actually happened in 2025 when you’re rushing to reinvent yourself for 2026.
The best time to reflect is now—before the holidays and planning for the new year completely take over.
You’re still close enough to 2025 to remember it honestly. You haven’t stepped into “new year, new me” mode yet. If you can find even a few quiet moments—early in the morning, on a plane, late in the evening, or hiding in the bathroom for five minutes—you can actually hear yourself think… and pray.
The Unstructured Review:
This isn’t goal setting. Not yet.
This is noticing—remembering.
Between now and New Year’s, I try to slow down and let the year replay. Long walks. Quiet mornings. Gratitude. Asking God simple questions like: What was I supposed to learn here? Where did You show up? What do I need to release?
One simple place to start is your camera roll - Your phone is an honest record of the year—what mattered, what stretched you, and what you’ve already survived.
You’ll remember moments you forgot and notice blessings you didn’t pause to be thankful for at the time. You may realize some things that once felt heavy don’t need to come with you into 2026.
A 15-Minute Reflection:
Before the holiday rush peaks:
• Open your photos from January 2025. Scroll slowly through each month and notice:
• what you forgot
• what brings gratitude and what brings heaviness
• What moments keep resurfacing
• Where you felt God’s presence
• What drained you this year
• What you’re grateful is complete
• What you want more of in the year ahead
Put your phone on airplane mode so you’re not distracted.
Don’t try to fix anything. Don’t plan. Don’t judge-Just observe, give thanks, and listen.
Reflection like this is how you carry wisdom—not baggage—from 2025 into 2026.
If you’re realizing there are patterns you want to break, goals you want to finally follow through on, or clarity you’re craving for the year ahead, I’d love to help. I offer clarity and solutions coaching rooted in faith, encouragement, and practical next steps.
If you’d like support walking into 2026 with intention, you can reach out to schedule a complimentary clarity call