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2017 2018CARRY IT FORWARDBRAIN DUMP

FIRST, GET COMFORTABLE AND GET SOME SUPPLIES.Journal, a pen, art stuff, laptop, etc.

THEN, DUMP OUT YOUR BRAINList below everything that is on your mind right now, in a stream of consciousness. All the little things you need to do, anything weighing on your mind. Put it aside.

As you go through the following pages, make it your own. Do the parts in a different order or skip some altogether. And have fun. xoxo ~Claudia

claudia horwitz, 2017 dontpushtheriver.wordpress.com

Mural in Shoreditch, London

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LOOKING BACK ON 2017

PART 1

HIGHLIGHTSWhat were some of the gems of your year? What was precious? Made your heart sing? Left you better in some way? Felt like time well spent? Accomplishments?

How do you feel remembering these?

What / who supported or nurtured you this year?

What threads from 2017 do you want to bring forward into the new year?

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PART 2:

LOW POINTSWhat was hard about the year? What was challenging? Specific setbacks?

What – specifically – was challenging about these things? What impact are you still aware of?

Where, if anywhere, did you hold back? Is there unfinished business?

What are a couple of feelings that arise in this remembering?

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Two images of Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction / transformation

PART 3:

LEARNINGWhat did you learn this year about yourself?About others you’re close to?About the world?

What have you learned about others you’re close to?

What about the world more broadly?

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“Flashlight” by my favorite embroidery artist, Christine

Antieau

PART 4:

RELATIONSHIPSWhich relationships grew this year? How did they grow? Put those names in the circle.

Which shrank? Put those names outside the circle. Think about what led to this change.

Imagine you were going to have your own personal “truth and reconciliation” process, reconnecting with those you want to be forgiven by and those you want to forgive. Who would you contact? Make a list. What might you need to say to them? Maybe write a short “note” to each person on the list and then decide whether to send it. [This one was inspired by Julia Scatliff O’Grady.]

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LOOKING FARTHER BACKPART 5:

THE DECADEHow would you describe your last decade to a close friend? To a colleague?

What does the overall arc look like?

What stands out the most? What surprises you?

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2007

2017

PART 6:

TAKE IT WAY BACKIf you want, take it even farther. Like all the way. What are the first things you recall when you think about each of the decades below?

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LOOKING AHEAD TO 2018PART 1:

ALL THE GOODSImagine it’s December 2018, a year from now, and you are sitting quietly with a smile on your face, belly filled with joy, heart full of gratitude. What’s happened over the course of this year? Write as many things as you can, stream of consciousness, whatever arises.

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1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

PART 2:

FOCUSING INLook at all the things you wrote down. Which ones feel most exciting to you? Circle them. If there are more than 3, narrow them down and write them here:

1.

2.

3.

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Do these feel like priorities for your year? If not, what would you add or change?

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“Orange Sunset” by Peter Doig

PART 3:

LETTING GOWhat might you need to let go of to support the things you care about the most? Think about patterns, beliefs, habits, relationships, excuses. What do you think be easy, medium and hard to let go of?

Easy

Medium

Hard

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PART 4:

GETTING TO YESFill out the circle below and on the following two pages for each of your top 3 priorities.

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PRIORITY 1:

Why does this matter?

What might get in your way?

What will help make it happen?

How will your days be different if this as a priority?

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PRIORITY 2:





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PRIORITY 3:





PART 5:

PEDAL TO THE MEDAL

What might you do differently in the next 3 weeks?

Who will know if you don’t…?

What other questions do you want to ask yourself and answer? Go ahead and do it…

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