End of Year Reflection Ritual / 2024 Recap - Healing
At the end of the year, I love reflecting on what I’ve experienced, overcome, manifested and achieved, before diving straight into a fresh new year. In the past, I’ve been so quick to farewell the old and welcome the new, without a second thought, but for the last couple of years, I’ve come to love the ritual of reflection, where I consciously reflect on the year that’s been, including the highs and the lows, and the in between, before moving ahead into a new year.
Here’s why I love reflecting at the end of the year…
It gives me a chance to acknowledge and celebrate what I’ve experienced, overcome, manifested and achieved
It gives me a clearer perspective of the year, as a whole
It gives me a chance to review the moments I’m most proud of
It helps me set aligned goals and intentions for the new year ahead
It helps me recognise personal traits that I want to work on
For most of 2024 it felt slow, hard and heavy, and if I didn’t look back upon my year as a whole, I would have said that it was boring, lonely and uneventful, but now I’ve reviewed all the highs and the lows, I’ve realised that a lot of big things happened in 2024, and it simply wasn’t my best year, nor was it my worst.
Here’s a recap…
One of my best friends, Aurelie, moved back to France in December 2023, which was a big adjustment. I’m someone who favours quality over quantity, so only having a few close friends, she left a big gap. It’s now been a year of us living on opposite sides of the Earth, and even though we catch up online on a weekly/fortnightly basis, it’s just not the same as living in the same city and I still miss her dearly.
I was sick on and off with flu / colds for the first half of the year. As a result, I devastatingly missed one of my best friends’ Hens party and wedding.
My beloved Aunty Cate passed away in March and the grief I experienced took me off guard. We weren’t super close, but we did share a special connection, and although she was palliative and we knew the day would come sooner or later, it didn’t prepare me for her loss. I didn’t realise, until she was gone, the extent of her meaningful impact on me.
Brendan and I were unexpectedly given 3 months to move out of our rental, which felt inconvenient and stressful. We ended up moving (at the 12th hour) from the confines of our comfort zone to the Central Coast, which took me months to adjust to. We moved in winter and it felt like it rained non stop for months. I binged a lot of TV.
Not long after we moved, Brendan and I experienced a breakdown in our relationship. Resentment, disconnection and neglect had been building for a while and it suddenly came to a head. It felt like the end, and I nearly moved out. Thankfully, we worked through it together and are now stronger, closer and happier.
Up until the Lions Gate (8th August), I struggled with my mental, physical and emotional health. I struggled with pain, inflammation and anxiety. I didn’t move my body much and put on weight. At the time, I didn’t actually realise how bad my mental health was. It’s only looking back, now that I’m in a much better place, that I realise how much I was struggling.
Brendan and I went another year without falling pregnant. Despite it being our 5th year of trying naturally, instead of feeling hopeless and broken, I’m more hopeful than ever, and it’s lead me to pivot into the work I’m now doing with Spirit Babies and intuitive conception.
Amidst the lows, there were also highs. My ”word” or intention for 2024 was healing, and upon reflection, there was a lot of that. The struggles with my health provided opportunities for healing. My relationship struggles provided me with opportunities for healing. The loss of my Aunty provided me with opportunities for healing. Saying yes to Dr Joe Dispenza’s week long retreat provided me with opportunities for healing.
Moments worth mentioning:
✨ Went to the Rocky Horror stage Show, Meg Mac concert, Theo Von comedy show, and Teddy Swims concert
✨ Celebrated our friends’, Adam and Ash’s, wedding
✨ Moved to East Gosford (at the time it was a curse, now it’s a blessing)
✨ Brendan and I made our 14 year anniversary. I’d be lying if I said we celebrated it, because we didn’t celebrate it this year.
✨ Stayed in the Hunter Valley with my family for a weekend, celebrating two of my sisters’ birthdays
✨ Completed a 3 month gut reset program with naturopath
✨ Started writing a book
✨ Went to Nerida Bint’s Confidence event, which encouraged me to reopen my side business
✨ Reopened the doors to my online side business
✨ Joined Cassie Mendoza-Jones’ 6 month Mastermind
✨ Celebrated my 35th Birthday
✨ Co-hosted The Connection Space, an in-person event with my dear friend, Erin
✨ Bought a new car (on finance)
✨ Pivoted in my business and started offering Spirit Baby readings
✨ Went to Port Macquarie for a week long family holiday to celebrate my sister’s 30th
✨ Raised my prices
✨ Went to a Dr Joe Dispenza week long retreat in Florida with one of my besties, Ella
✨ Completed an advanced writing course with Rose from Heart Writing
✨ Finished 56 books (a combo of physical and audio)
Moments I’m most proud of:
✨ Reopening my business again
✨ Joining a business mastermind
✨ Launching Spirit Baby Readings, despite my fears and self doubt
✨ Raising my prices
✨ Going to a Dr Joe Dispenza week long Retreat
✨ Healing the relationship with my partner
✨ Launching the a new group program
For most of the year, I felt tired, lonely and unmotivated, but there were also many beautiful, connected and inspiring moments. I’m grateful for it all and I’m looking forward to starting fresh in 2025. My ”word” or intention for 2025 is JOY and I look forward to seeing what will be in my next end of year recap. 2025, show me how good life can get.