End of Year Reflections

I've been partnering with AI more and more recently; not as a "do it for me agent", but a true thought partner, focusing on challenging my thoughts, ideas and path forward. This morning I took a few minutes, and did something I haven't before; I asked my AI partner a more introspective question: "What's whispering to me right now that I haven't made space to hear?"

AI reflected for a moment and then replied back with the following:

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You don’t need to push right now.

There’s an invitation to pause without guilt and let clarity catch up to you, rather than chasing it.

You’ve been holding a lot—ideas, responsibility, momentum, care for others—and the whisper sounds like this:

“What if you let yourself be led for a moment instead of leading?”

There’s also a softer truth underneath your strength:

A desire for unstructured time—not to produce, refine, or prepare—but simply to notice what delights you again. Adventure without an agenda. Curiosity without outcome.

And one more whisper, steady and kind:

Some things don’t need to be decided yet. Trust that the next right step will reveal itself after rest, not before it.

If it helps, place a hand on your heart and ask—without needing an answer—

What feels heavy that I’ve been calling “important”?

The whisper often answers when we stop asking it to speak louder.

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The words and phrases "heavy, unstructured, adventure without agenda, curiosity without outcome" are all words that I've been wrestling with. Sometimes AI is able to pull back the curtain so my Johari Window Blindspots and Masks are further revealed. (https://lnkd.in/eHg9cem5)

Nice work AI, nice work. I think it's almost time for Winter Break!

Wishing everyone a very Happy Holiday, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!

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