The Year's Last Page

The year’s last page asks for three lines. Not a novel. Not a list. Just three honest lines that you can read again in a month.

First line: what worked. Name one practice, one habit, one way of being that made your days better. Morning pages. Evening walks. The habit of finishing one thing before starting another. Be specific. The detail is what makes it real.

Second line: what you learned. Not a lesson from a book, but something you discovered by doing. Perhaps that shorter meetings are more productive. That a cleared desk invites clearer thinking. That saying no to one thing makes room for another. Write it plainly.

Third line: what you will carry forward. This is not a resolution. It is a recognition. You found something that helps. You want to keep it. That is enough. No need to make it bigger or add more. One thing, carried well, is a good foundation.

Close the page. Put it where you will see it in January. The year ends, but what worked does not need to end with it.