Keeping a journal helps with this. It doesn’t have to be a journal of feelings or deep thoughts although I think those are quite useful. Maybe your “journal” is your daily calendar. Don’t throw them out until the end of the year when you’ve reviewed them.

What did you learn? What questions came up? Let me give you an example that fits with this quote.

2017 was a year that asked so many questions. It started with the Shingles in 2016 and the horrible pain of postherpetic neuralgia (post shingles nerve pain). Then in 2017 it all came to a head and I was in the hospital for 5 weeks and missed 3 months of work. I couldn’t solve my problems or even recognize what they were so the universe stepped in and took care of all that. But it left me with so many questions about my life and what it all meant. I began my reflection and my journey into my inner self. The questions of 2017 led me for the next 8 years.

2025 was a year of answers and not just answers to questions from 2017 but from my entire life. It’s fascinating to look at it this way. This year has provided more answers than I could imagine. So many doors opened for me in so many ways.

See if you can see any of these patterns in your life. I bet they’re there