Thank you to those who read and subscribed to Retired And Now What, to those of you who have come to the group workshops, and to my one-on-one clients. I’m delighted to be able to work with this amazing community of people who strive to thrive in midlife. Wishing you all a relaxing holiday and a healthy new year full of joyous adventures! – Caroline
Take A Moment To Reflect
As 2025 draws to a close, consider pausing for a little bit of reflection. Scroll through your calendar (or flip through your datebook or journal) and jot down the key events that happened this year. (It’s amazing how much we forget about what happened 10 or 11 months ago!) If you chose a word for the year or intention to lean into for 2025, keep that in mind too. Then consider responding to one or more of these journal prompts.
- What moments brought you the most joy or peace?
- What challenges did you face, and how did you grow through them?
- What habits or routines served you well?
- What areas of your life felt out of balance?
How Do You Want To Feel As You Move Through Next Year?
If you found the reflection exercise above useful, you might consider joining us for a cozy hour of personal planning for 2026 at the online Vision Board workshop. For more details and to register click here.
Top 10 most popular articles this year from Retired And Now What?
Click on the links to catch up on any you may have missed.
- The Day Planner Experiment
- All That We Are Is Story
- A Simple Tip To See Your Friends More Often
- Cultivating Three Spaces For Wellbeing
- Mankeeping In Midlife
- Give Yourself The Gift Of A Gap Year
- Invisible Woman Syndrome And The Right To Be Seen
- When You Choose Change Vs When Change Chooses You
- The Power Of Glimmers Over Gratitude
- The Capsule Wardrobe Dream
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All the best to you for the holiday season, Caroline. Your previous post prompted me to make a vision board for 2026. Good luck with your workshop!
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