A Workbook for seasonal reflections, Pausing, Growing, and Starting Fresh. Five steps. Honest prompts. A playful approach to exploring the year that was and imagining the year ahead. Head over to www.another-door-opens.com
Spend some quality time thinking about your year, the highs, the lows, and reset for 2026.
Based on the framework and content of the book Another Door Opens
Let’s start at high level.
“Until we are free to think for ourselves, our dreams are not free to unfold” - Nancy Kline
So how was your year?
Circle the face that sums it up for you. Why did you choose that face? What could’ve happened to make it a different face (for better or worse)?
Set yourself 1 minute for each one, don’t overthink, write down minimum of 20 things that... was a disappointment was a huge achievement was a success was a joy was a big lesson And then choose one from the list to highlight
Word that sums up the year
Let’s go deeper. Spend 5 minutes thinking about your Life Dashboard this year Make notes about each element, don’t overthink, just go with where your mind takes you. Now rank Red Amber Green. What do you notice? What’s the story?
Your highlights
Pause is the moment to slow down, notice what this year asked of you, and reconnect with what you needed most. It’s a gentle invitation to reflect without judgment, to be honest about how you feel, and to understand the things that shaped your days.
Restart is where you begin again with intention This step helps you clarify what matters now, choose the direction you want to move toward, and carry forward the lessons, values, and energy that will support your next chapter.
Use the five steps to think deeper about the year, search for the insights, for the glimmers, acknowledge the highs and lows.
Mess is where learning lives. This step invites you to acknowledge messy emotions, and to explore what these moments revealed about who you are becoming It’s about finding meaning in the tangled parts of your year.
Play opens the door to curiosity, joy, and possibility This step encourages you to rediscover your sense of wonder, follow small sparks of delight, and imagine new paths without pressure or perfection.
Try is the practice of stepping forward, experimenting, risking, and learning as you go It’s a reminder that progress comes from doing, not knowing, and that each attempt offers valuable insight for what comes next
Be grounded, notice, and honour what you really needed this year.
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” - Anne Lamott
Rate your Pausing Skills this year
Reflect: What did you need most this year?
In what ways were those needs met? In what ways were they not?
What insights do you want to take into next year?
Which moments felt most grounding or nourishing?
What drained you more than expected?
What do these needs tell you about what to prioritise?
How do you want to protect your energy in the year ahead?
Acknowledge the messy tangled moments, and the growth that comes from it.
“The wound is the place where the light enters you.” Rumi
What did your change curve look like this year?
Did you look after yourself?
Reflect:
What challenges or messy moments defined your year?
What emotions showed up most in the messy parts?
What did you learn about yourself through difficulty?
What did you avoid, postpone, or struggle with?
What did you let go of (voluntarily or not)?
What do you want to remember next year about how you grew through struggle?
What boundaries or support would help future you navigate mess be
What patterns are you ready to break?
Thinking differently, discover ideas, imagine, be curious without pressure.
“play is often seen as nonsensical, and yet it’s serious business.” - Gary ware
How does play show up in your life? (8 types of play Institute of Play)
What ideas do you want to explore further?
Reflect: Where did you experience play this year?
What ideas sparked joy or fascination (even if you didn’t pursue them)?
When did you feel most alive or expressive?
What ways did you allow yourself to play to help solve problems?
What was the wildest idea you had this year?
What possibilities feel exciting even if they’re not practical?
Where could you bring more lightness and joy into your days?
Take small steps, examine action, experiment, and learn through doing.
“You can waste your life drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.” - Shonda Rhimes
The Big Yes Matrix: It’s important to acknowledge that somethings are a no, trying is not doing everything. What was your ‘Big Yes’? What tings did you say no to? This is just as important
Reflect:
What did you try this year?
Which attempts worked? Which didn’t and what did they teach you?
What did you start but not finish? Why?
What feedback did life give you (from people, outcomes, intuition)?
What was the biggest setback this year?
What is one thing you want to try next year (even if it feels uncomfortable)?
What systems or habits will help you? Which could you strengthen?
What permission can you give yourself to experiment more?
Set your intention, own it, and step into the year with calm and confidence
“What you do every day matters more than what you do once in a while.” - Gretchen Rubin
What was your intention this year? How did you live it out? Who were you becoming this year? What parts of that evolution matter?
What unfinished story from this year do you want to close or continue?
What is the theme / name / label for next year / your next chapter?
What intention will guide you next year?
Who do you want to become and what is one practice that supports that?
What do you want to restart, recommit to, or redefine?
What will “success” feel like (emotionally, not just externally)?
It’s Awards season (well not quite, but judging will be happening somewhere) Let’s celebrate the things that brought you ‘Your Moments 2025’ Share your winners #YourAwards2025
word of the year
book of the year
Quote of the year
moment of the year
podcast of the year
Most Rebellious Act
Unexpected Source of Joy person of the Year best fail Random Thing That Made You Happy
Here are 12 things you are going to do next year Be bold, audacious, rebellious, ridiculous, courageous Use this as part of your review next year Set yourself 3 more inspired by your review (Use the boxes at the bottom of the page)
Do something you didn’t expect to enjoy
Notice beauty in an ordinary place
Create space where there wasn’t any
Ask for what you need
Do something ridiculous
Do something before you feel “ready”
Do something you haven’t done in a long time
Attempt something that feels slightly too big
Make something without a purpose
“Life is one big constant change. It’s messy, and it can be inconvenient and annoying. But also, whatever change you are going through, it can be an opportunity, with hidden treasure awaiting” Eleanor Tweddell
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