12/31/2025
Hello friends,
I wish you all a happy New Year, filled with self-awareness, lack of judgement and lots of deep belly breaths. May your goals and plans arise from ease, not anxiety. May your desires manifest from strength, not stress. And may you choose your best time to decide and act on what matters to you with confidence.
Most New Year Resolutions fail. Why? Because we make them at the wrong time and miss the opportunity to let the soil we plant our desires in rest.
Winter is a time to turn inward, to rest and reset, just like the natural world around us. It is not a time for new shoots to push through the snow and ice or for flowers to bloom.
Of course, we are not plants and we can start new endeavors whenever we want. But, making big plans and setting important personal goals without first reflecting and sitting with what we have already sown is a recipe for disappointment.
This year, why don’t you try something different? Allow yourself some time to just breathe and be before you begin planning. Notice how being feels in your body. Notice your thoughts, without judgement.
And, this is the challenge, if you don’t like what you hear yourself thinking or what you are feeling isn’t aligned with what you want, it’s time to reset your nervous system.
Do this first. Breathe, tap, move your eyes and your body, get adjusted, have a craniosacral therapy session or work with a mindset coach. Take the time you need. Practice releasing doubts and fears. Practice being thankful for the good in your life. Once you can hold that energy for a few minutes, you are ready to make a plan, create some goals and act from greater inspiration and ease.
Acting from anxiety or unresolved tension, failing to let the seeds you have already sown rest in a calm system first will result in small or compromised actions. This is unnecessary.
You are capable of so much more than you know. Give yourself the gift of presence. Ask for help if you become overwhelmed. And start your new year in the season in which you are ready. It doesn’t have to be now.
With courage and joy,
Dr Tracey
