Slow Living - End of Year Reflections
A Beautiful Year of Slow Growth & Creation
This voiceover is an audio version of my Slow Sunday Letter below. It is unedited, so may have some stutters, imperfections, and background noise. I hope you enjoy listening to it anyway!
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Welcome back to another Slow Sunday Letter! I hope you have had a slow and gentle week.
This is my last post of this year! I have decided to have a break for the rest of the year to enjoy a slow and calm Christmas and New Year!
I want to say a big thank you to all my lover readers and subscribers. I have had the most wonderful year - embracing a slow and gentle life, tapping into my creativity, reigniting my love of reading, writing everyday, and growing little by little in confidence along the way.
Each and every one of you has helped me in more ways than you know. Thank you.
So grab a cuppa, get cosy and let’s take a moment to reflect on 2024 with my last Slow Sunday Letter of the year …
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A Beautiful Year of Slow Growth & Creation
I want to encourage everyone to find time this week to do some reflection. If we don’t take the time to slow down now, before Christmas gets too busy and too noisy, and reflect on what has happened in the past year, we could miss out on some wonderful learning opportunities and insights. Let’s take some time, just for you to slow down and reflect now with a peaceful mind, and grounded heart - so we are ready to step forward into whatever adventures 2025 has in store.
This week try to make time for one or more of the below and use it as a time to look back over your year …
🌳 GO OUTSIDE – go for a walk, sit outside or just breath in the outside air. Let nature, clear your mind and allow yourself to wander physically and spiritually.
🙏 MEDITATE - if you meditate regularly, now is the perfect time to do a body scan or soul check in. If you have never meditated before, why not give it a go? Listen to what your soul needs you to hear.
Try this meditation …
Deep Magnetic Cleanse & Healing Of Body & Mind, Reconnection To Your Soul, Guided Meditation
✍️ JOURNAL – set aside some time this week to journal, to get your thoughts out onto paper. (see journal prompts at the end of this post)
My Magic Moments Of 2024…
Finding YOU my beautiful community here on Substack - if you haven’t already please consider subscribing! To learn more about Generosity of Spirit - start here
Creating my own Merchandise range through Teemill (you can browse and buy your own Slow Living, Book Lovers and Writing inspired merch by clicking here)
Learning how beautiful life is sober
Reading The Artist Way in
Book Club Vision Board Masterclass (was a real turning point for me)Welcoming my beautiful new baby nephew - Theo!
Having the best reading year of my life! And finally buying a Kindle
Hosting A Month of Self Care Challenge in June for all my subscribers
Becoming a member of
’s SoulCircleStarting my Nature Journal inspired by
Joining Odeon Limitless - I have such a wonderful year full of cinema!
Creating my very own writing desk at home - have a look by clicking here
Discovering that Autumn is my favourite season and loving every moment
Spending plenty of quality time with my lovely Husband, Bear.
Journaling regularly again (and doing morning pages!)
What I am inviting in for 2025…
Living my life guided by Slow & Gentle Living
Planning longer walks and hikes
Leaning deeper into lunar and seasonal living
Starting a regular meditation practice
Maintaining boundaries
Disconnecting from technology as much as possible
Decluttering
Embracing JOY wherever I can
Re-connecting with tarot cards
More (much more!) writing and starting Project ‘North Star’ (my biggest creative project to date!)
What were your magic moments of 2024? and what are you inviting in for 2025?
2024 Reflections & Winter: Journal Prompts
My favourite thing about Winter is …
What are your top three ways to relax and unwind this Winter?
What are you dreaming about right now?
Describe your perfect Winter day…
What are you being drawn to at the moment?
What do you need to give yourself permission to do this Winter?
What have I discovered about myself this year?
What have you welcomed and what have you let go of this year?
List some of the things you have been grateful for this year…
What lessons am I bringing into the New Year with me?
Create Your Own Calm Christmas …
If you are in need of a calm Christmas look no further than
and for inspiration and guidance. Christmas can be such a fast paced and demanding time of year, so any opportunity to slow down and embrace calm is worthwhile!Beth’s The Calm Christmas Podcast & Calm Christmas Planner (download for free!)
Amy’s Slow + Simple Christmas
Wishing You All A Calm December & A Very Happy New Year !
I really hope you have enjoyed this and all of this years Slow Sunday Letter’s ! Writing to you each week is my great pleasure. I absolutely love showing up here and talking about slow, gentle living along side books and creative life and writing. I can’t tell you how much I value, each and every one of you for being here. Thank you. I have so many hopes and dreams for Generosity of Spirit next year, and I cannot wait to start exploring more with you all.
A little homework - in January we will have a look at how to create your word of the year, so as we approach the final few weeks of 2024 - have a little think about how you would like 2025 to feel, what you need from the forthcoming year and what guiding words you would like to support you.
I will meet you all back here Sunday 5th January for our first Book Lovers Chat of 2025!
Wishing you all a calm December and a very happy New Year.
I would really love to know your thoughts and if any of this resonated with you - and how you will be spending your Christmas this year… if you feel able, please do share in the comments.
Thank you for being here,
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This was absolutely lovely! It seems like you’ve had a beautiful year. And I love your ideas for reflection - it’s so good to do it now and plan a long winter’s rest for yourself. I wish you the most amazing end of the year. I’ll be taking a break from the solstice until a week into January. And I can’t wait to hunker down, reflect, and dream for the new year. ❣️
What a beautiful roundup - you've definitely inspired me to do one of my own.
And I was thrilled to see the Norwich photos in there too. Discovering that beautiful city this year (now my son is at Uni there) has definitely been one of the highlights of 2024 for me.