Not Your Usual Mid-Year Reflections | The Indigo Project

Not your usual mid-year reflections

Whoooaaaaaaaa, we’re halfway there. – Jon Bon Jovi

Ah, good ol’ mid-year feelings. You open your diary and BAM it’s July. Where the hell did those last 6 months go? What do I have to show for it? What the hell am I doing with my life?

Sarcasm and panic aside, the middle of the year is a great time for reflection and we’ve got two great forms of reflection for you to try. These two new ideas have one thing in common: no judgement. So put away your ol’ 2019 resolutions, tuck them somewhere you’d forget and let’s get started at turning this year into something we’re actually be proud of.

Reflection #1: What I wish I would’ve done

This isn’t about going to the gym an extra three times a week or reading 10 new books. Think about what you wish you would have done this year for yourself.

Is there a call you need to make, an apology that needs to be said or heart-to-heart that needs to happen? Do you need to practice more self-compassion, take time off work, walk away from a toxic relationship, set healthier boundaries?

Think about what you’d truly regret if you didn’t have tomorrow (whoa, things just took a dark turn)… but sometimes, we have to go there – to the scary places that help us reconsider where we are in our lives and what’s that truly important change that needs to happen.

To Do: write down three meaningful things you’d like to accomplish in the next two months and why they are important to you. Put this list somewhere you’d see every day – on your fridge, mirror, door – and try taking small steps that will move you in the direction to make it happen.

For example, if there’s a difficult call you need to make, start by writing what you’d say. Practice this, feel comfortable saying the things you need to say. Give yourself space and time.

Reflection #2: The Ta-Dah List

Sometimes you need to ditch your to-do list in favour of your ta-dah list. A real-life highlight reel, your nostalgia playlist with a collection of your greatest moments and memories. All you need to do is write down accomplishments from the last 6 months or so that has left you feeling pretty damn proud of yourself.

What good does this do? Well, my friend, let me tell you a little something about the power of gratitude and how it enhances a person’s overall wellbeing. A 2015 study published in The Journal of Positive Psychology showed that participants who routinely recalled positive experiences had an increase in their subjective wellbeing. Participants were asked to recall three good things from the past 48 hours and to write them down briefly, every day for a week. These experiences in “grateful recounting” resulted in the participants having an easier time accessing positive memories as a result, consistently recalling these memories, sparked an improved wellbeing.

To Do: Make a list of every.single.thing that has felt like an accomplishment to YOU or what has happened for you that you are grateful for. It doesn’t always have to be the big stuff. You are not going by anyone else’s standards. This is only for you.

Your list could include a work accomplishment, a new friendship made (lord knows adult friendships are almost impossible), travelling alone, going to an event where you didn’t know anyone – these are things that are worth writing down. You deserve to see how hard you’ve tried despite all your fears.

The future is yours.

We’re sure you can think of what you’d like to add to both of the reflections lists above so we might just leave you to it. We’re always here if you need the help and support to create the life, the moments, the relationships and the year you want.

Now, get reflecting and make the rest of 2019 everything you want and need it to be. Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

PhotoDR NAVIT GOHAR-KADAR

dr navit gohar-kadar, Clinical Psychologist

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ayanthi de silva, Registered Psychologist

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katie odonoghue, Relationship Coach & Couples Therapist

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lorna macaulay, Senior Psychologist

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annia baron, Clinical Psychologist

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shuktika bose, Clinical Psychologist

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deepika gupta, Clinical Psychologist

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eva fritz, Senior Psychologist

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dr emer mcdermott, Clinical Psychologist

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nicole burling, Senior Psychologist

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renae swann, Psychologist

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natasha kasselis, Senior Psychologist

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dr perry morrison, Senior Psychologist

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gaynor connor, Psychotherapist & Counsellor

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shauntelle benjamin, Registered Psychologist

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liz kirby, Psychotherapist & Counsellor

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sam barr, Clinical Psychologist

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darren everett, Senior Psychologist

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