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Positive Reflections on the Year gone by 2025(+FREE Printable Worksheets)

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Emotions, healing, Mind, Mind-Mental Health, Positive Prompts, Positive Self Reflection, spiritual healing6 Comments

As we arrive at the final few days of 2025, many people notice a subtle heaviness in the air, a quieter, darker, more inward energy. From the perspective of growth and reflections this is not something to resist. It is a natural descent into reflection. As Carl Jung wisely said, “One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.”

End-of-year energy tends to pull us inward, inviting us to pause, review, and metabolize what we’ve lived through. And that is precisely why this season can become a powerful container for deep healing.

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7 Life Lessons 2023 taught me (+7 Positive Affirmations to close the year)

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn healing, Mind, Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health13 Comments

“Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go. They merely determine where you start.”
~ Nido Qubein

There are less than a handful of days left of 2023. A year that for me, was quite testing, but also life affirming. I like to think that everything I learned and experienced this year will make next year so much more special. These are some of the life lessons I have come to realize over these last 12 months.

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Positive Reflections on the Year gone by 2023 {+FREE Printable}

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Emotions, healing, Mind, Mind-Mental Health, Positive Self Reflection6 Comments

“Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop.” ~ Rumi

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As a practice for many years now, I love to end the year by reflecting on the year that has gone by. Its a practice that has helped me deepen my relationship with myself, it helps me learn from the experiences I’ve had this year and in general makes me more appreciative of the year that was.

For me to even begin reflecting on the year that has gone by, I have to sit with my journal. I have to look at all that I added to it in the past year and really notice where it is that I spent my energy.

Its such a great practice honestly. To really reflect on the year, I had to bring to mind everything about the year. Here’s how I did it:

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