Gratitude and Completion
With Christmas fast approaching, this is the time of the year for taking stock. Despite the economic doom and gloom we all have plenty to be grateful for. With a few weeks of 2008 left it is also an opportunity to reflect on the year just gone and complete any unfinished business we may have.
Below are 20 powerful questions that have the themes of gratitude and completion running through them. Grab a pen and paper and maybe a cup of something warm and give yourself the luxury of 20 minutes to reflect on 2008.
1. Imagine it is your 100th birthday party. Someone you respect looks you right in the eyes and asks you "Was your life a complete success?" If your answer is "no", what would be the five things you'd wish had happened that would have made it a success?
2. If your life was drawing to a close, what would you like each of the important people in your life to say about you?
3. What was the best decision you made in 2008?
4. What was your biggest triumph in 2008?
5. Who were the three people that had the greatest impact on your life in 2008?
6. With the benefit of hindsight what would you have done differently in 2008?
7. What one word best sums up and describes the last 12 months for you?
8. What was the greatest lesson you learned in 2008?
9. What is your biggest piece of unfinished business in 2008?
10. What are you most happy about completing in 2008?
11. What was the biggest risk you took in 2008?
12. What was the biggest surprise for you in 2008?
13. What important relationship improved the most in 2008?
14. What did I begin in 2008 that might endure?
15. What compliments did you most enjoy giving and receiving in 2008?
16. When did you feel most yourself in 2008?
17. What brought you the most joy in 2008?
18. What do you need to do or say to complete 2008?
19. What did you avoid in 2008 that perhaps you shouldn’t have avoided?
20. What are you most grateful for in 2008?
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