Moving forward prompts

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Write down one unfinished piece of business from a relationship or job that ended and take one small step this week to close it out.

Action

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Spend ten minutes this week writing a plain summary of how a chapter of your life actually ended rather than how you've been describing it to people.

ActionClosure

Write a one-sentence headline for a chapter of your life that's over but hasn't been named yet.

ActionClosure

How do I tend to handle the last stretch of something I know is ending and is that how I want to handle it?

Self-ReflectionClosure

Pick one thing you've been calling temporary for more than a year and make a concrete decision this month about whether you're keeping it or ending it.

ActionChange

Write a one-sentence ending to an experience that left you without one and read it back once tonight.

ActionClosure

Clear up one small misunderstanding this morning.

ActionMorning

Find one object at home that belongs to a chapter you've moved past and store it somewhere out of your daily sight today.

ActionClosure

What's something that feels different about you this year?

SocialIdentity

What from today am I already dreading tomorrow and is there anything I can actually do about it tonight?

Self-ReflectionClosure

Think of something you accomplished that still doesn't feel finished in your head and do one concrete thing to close it out this week.

ActionClosure

Write down one apology or acknowledgment you've been drafting in your head and put it on paper.

ActionClosure

What's still unfinished from today that I'm going to keep thinking about and do I need to resolve it tonight or can it wait?

Self-ReflectionClosure

Write a two-sentence letter to a version of yourself from five years ago that you haven't said goodbye to yet.

ActionClosure

Pick one conversation you've been putting off because you're not sure how it will go and schedule it for this week.

ActionClosure

How do you treat the gap right after something ends?

SocialClosure

What's something about how things worked before smartphones that you actually miss?

SocialChange

Pull out one photo from a chapter of your life that's over and write two words on a sticky note about what it meant.

ActionClosure

Have you ever gotten so used to a hard situation that you almost didn't notice when it was gone?

SocialChange

Write down what you wish you'd said at the end of a relationship or job that ended without much closure and then read it once.

ActionClosure

How do I handle the feeling of loss when a favorite hobby or interest no longer brings me joy and how do I manage the search for something new?

Self-ReflectionClosure

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