Winter Solstice: A New Beginning

When I think about winter, I don’t think about hustle or chaos.
I think about being a kid.

I picture myself outside for hours with my siblings — sledding, building snow forts, mismatched wool mittens, red cheeks, snow packed into our boots. We’d come inside cold and starving to a crackling fire and a big, warm meal my mom prepared nightly. Eleven of us around the table. Loud. Animated. Full of life. So much laughter.

And at this time of year, something else was true too.

The nights were darker.
The pace slowed.
There was more reading. More card games. More just being together.

Even with all the Christmas hubbub, winter had a peace to it. It didn’t feel rushed or commercialized. It felt like a natural turning inward. Cozy. Grounded.

Somewhere along the way, we lost that.

Now winter shows up hyped-up.
Stressful.
Over-scheduled.

Like we’re supposed to cram an entire season of joy into a handful of frantic December days — close out the year strong, stay grateful, stay festive, and somehow document it all with perfect Instagram moments along the way.

I’m not doing that this year.

The Winter Solstice marks the darkest night of the year. And from here on out, the days begin to lengthen. Not dramatically. Not all at once. But slowly. Steadily.

That matters.

Because it reminds us that even in the quietest, darkest seasons, forward movement is already happening. This is a true new beginning — not because everything changes overnight, but because the direction has turned.

Winter has always been a season of turning inward. Of listening more closely. Of letting life simplify enough so we can hear ourselves again.

For me, this solstice is about accepting the version of myself that’s here now — and being honest about what no longer fits.

What I want to bring into the new year:

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more fun
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more connection
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more joy
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more ease
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What I’m leaving behind:

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unnecessary angst
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pressure to prove anything
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the belief that everything has to be earned through struggle

I’m not interested in grinding my way into the next chapter.
I want to live it.

This season invites better questions — not louder ones.

Ask yourself:

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Who am I becoming now?
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What feels aligned, not impressive?
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What am I ready to let go of because it no longer matches who I’m growing into?

The darkest night has passed.
The days are getting longer.

And this moment is an invitation to choose what comes with you into the new season of your life.

So I’ll ask you what I’m asking myself:

What do you want to bring into the coming year?
What are you ready to leave behind?
And who do you want to become, without pressure, without proving, without rushing?

New Year Reset

To support this turning point, I created a New Year Reset Worksheet — simple, grounded, and designed to help you get clear on what you want to carry forward and what you’re ready to release.

No overthinking.
No overhauling your life.
Just honest direction.

👉 Download the New Year Reset Worksheet here:

This is a new season.
And you get to choose how you step into it.

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