2026 Monthly Reflection Questions
A new year always presents the opportunity to reflect. But instead of doing all the reflecting in January, I want to suggest reflecting each month and allowing God to speak, whether it's through journaling your answers or discussing the questions with a close friend. Allow yourself to sit with the questions and take the time to experience the emotions that may come to the surface as you do.
FEBRUARY - Looking Back
What do I remember most vividly about the day of my diagnosis?
What surprised me about myself during treatment?
When did I feel strongest? When did I feel most afraid?
Who showed up for me in ways I will never forget?
What did cancer take from me?
What did it give me that I would not have chosen—but now value?
What do I remember most vividly about the day of my diagnosis?
What surprised me about myself during treatment?
When did I feel strongest? When did I feel most afraid?
Who showed up for me in ways I will never forget?
What did cancer take from me?
What did it give me that I would not have chosen—but now value?
MARCH - Identity & Growth
How has my identity changed since cancer?
In what ways am I braver now?
What no longer matters to me the way it once did?
What matters more than ever?
How has my faith/spiritual life deepened or shifted?
What have I learned about surrender, control, and trust?
APRIL - Relationships
Which relationships grew stronger through this experience?
Are there conversations I still need to have?
How do I want to love the people in my life more intentionally now?
What legacy of resilience do I hope my children/grandchildren see in me?
Which relationships grew stronger through this experience?
Are there conversations I still need to have?
How do I want to love the people in my life more intentionally now?
What legacy of resilience do I hope my children/grandchildren see in me?
MAY - Body & Health
How has my relationship with my body changed?
Do I treat my body with more gratitude, patience, or frustration?
What does “healthy” mean to me now?
How do I honor both vigilance and peace in follow-up care?
How has my relationship with my body changed?
Do I treat my body with more gratitude, patience, or frustration?
What does “healthy” mean to me now?
How do I honor both vigilance and peace in follow-up care?
JUNE - Fear & Freedom
What fears still surface as I approach this milestone?
What would it look like to live less from fear and more from freedom?
If recurrence were no longer a shadow in my mind, how would I live differently?
What does “thriving” (not just surviving) look like for me?
What fears still surface as I approach this milestone?
What would it look like to live less from fear and more from freedom?
If recurrence were no longer a shadow in my mind, how would I live differently?
What does “thriving” (not just surviving) look like for me?
JULY - Purpose & Calling
Did this experience clarify my purpose in any way?
Where do I feel called to give back?
How can my story serve someone who is newly diagnosed?
What unfinished dreams feel more urgent now?
Did this experience clarify my purpose in any way?
Where do I feel called to give back?
How can my story serve someone who is newly diagnosed?
What unfinished dreams feel more urgent now?
AUGUST - Gratitude
What small, ordinary things feel extraordinary now?
What simple pleasures do I no longer take for granted?
Who do I need to thank?
How can I mark this anniversary in a meaningful way?
What small, ordinary things feel extraordinary now?
What simple pleasures do I no longer take for granted?
Who do I need to thank?
How can I mark this anniversary in a meaningful way?
SEPTEMBER - Looking Forward
What do I want the next five years to stand for?
What courage will I need for this next season?
What habits will support my physical, emotional, and spiritual health?
What does joy look like in this chapter of my life?
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