Look back, and look ahead, with wonder and joy. (And courage! Even in spite of everything.)
Look back, and look ahead, with wonder and joy. (And courage! Even in spite of everything.)
Let's wrap of 2024 together. I'm offering a bonus series to create a '101 Wonderful Things' year-end practice for us to do together. Free for paid subscribers of this newsletter
In the weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, most of us are so frazzled from purchasing gifts and planning celebrations that we hardly have a moment for ourselves to regroup and reflect as we enter the new year.
What if instead, we made a little space each week to take a breath.
What if we also set aside some time to look back at the year that just passed, and set intentions for the year to come?
For three decades I’ve been doing just that! Each year, I take the week between Christmas and New Year to make a list of 101 Wonderful Things about the Year that just passed.
That simple practice takes some time—but it’s worth it!
Making my annual list of 101 Wonderful Things has taught me something about the art of building a capacity for wonder all year long.
PLUS it has developed into a larger practice of self-reflection, course-correction, and leading a more intentional and meaningful life.
Best of all, I’ve added creativity and color to the process…so I now look forward to this slightly chaotic and always rewarding practice. I’ve also built in compassion and grace.
Some years I even give myself until the Chinese New Year in February to complete my list if I need to. The point is to make it work for whatever I’m going through … or, in this case whatever you are going through. Because …
Lately, friends who’ve observed my annual ritual, have asked me to lead them into a similar process.
And this year, for the first time I will! I’ve created the Finding 101 Wonderful Things:
A Year-end review ritual to build your happiness muscle bonus series for paid subscribers* to This Dream is a Poem.
*Anyone can become a Paid Subscriber for one month or a whole year! See options, including a pay-what-you-can offer for those who need it, below.
Finding 101 Wonderful Things:
A Year-end review ritual to build your happiness muscle
Starting Nov. 29 for 5 weeks
In this bonus series, you will:
Wrap up the old year with intention and grace.
Receive encouragement and support for taking a little time for reflection during the bustling holiday season.
Be guided in a process for looking back with an eye toward amplifying the joy, wisdom, growth and goodness from the year that just passed.
Receive prompts and tips to help you build an annual 101 Wonderful Things ritual that nourishes you.
Create a simple Wonderful Things practice to build your capacity for creating a joyful life—even in the midst of the challenges life brings.
As a result of this series you'll:
Enhance feelings of well-being as you take time for reflection in a busy season—and feel empowered instead of overwhelmed.
Add personal meaning to the season by honoring the gifts of the darkness and accepting the invitation to slow down in the spirit of reflection.
Feel connected to a community of others who have decided to root into the spiritual heart of joy, even in the face of fears, challenges, and setbacks that come our way.
Weekly email activities will include:
Prompts for reviewing journals, photos, and/or calendars to help you create a list of 101 Wonderful Things about 2024—no matter what the year brought for you!
Encouragement and Inspiration as you reflect and renew your intentions for living a life of meaning and joy—even in the face of challenges and setbacks!
A flexible timeline and a flexible process that you can tweak to serve you.
A community chat where you can share with others and receive encouragement, feedback, and guidance from community members and Tzivia.
Create a simple Wonderful-Things practice to build your capacity for creating a joyful life—even in the midst of the challenges life brings.
You don’t even have to register! The bonus series will be delivered to all paid subscribers!
Here’s how it works:
If you are already a paid subscriber: You don’t need to do anything! The bonus emails will pop into your inbox once every two weeks.
If you are a free subscriber: You’ll still receive regular emails from me as always. But if you’d like to get the bonus content upgrade to a paid subscription (at least for the duration of the bonus series.)
A paid subscription is $40/year or $5/month. To subscribe with the pay-what-you-can option for low/fixed income, click here.
