My New Year's Eve Ritual - Give It a Try

Every New Year’s Eve, I sit down with a stack of envelopes filled with memories from the past year and take stock. Not in a loud, goal-setting kind of way, but in a quieter, more honest one.

This video walks through my New Year’s Eve reflection ritual. What I look back on. And how writing helps me notice the throughlines between who I was this year and who I’m becoming next.

If you’re someone who likes to mark transitions thoughtfully, or if you’re curious about using writing as a way to close one chapter before opening the next, this one’s for you.

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