43. Before You Set Goals for 2026, Pause Here: A Gentle Year-End Joy Reflection

Dec 31

As this year comes to a close, I wanted to offer you something different.

This is not a quick recap or a “top 10 lessons” episode.
Not a push into goal or intention setting.

This is a pause and a gentle landing back home in your heart.

In this special year-end episode of The Joy Journey, I guide you through a soft, spacious reflection that honours the year you’ve lived without judgment or pressure to figure anything out.

Together, we explore why this season is not about forcing momentum, but about reviewing, resting, celebrating, and gathering the gold before we vision forward.

In this episode, we explore:

Why winter (and this moment in time) asks us to slow down (not speed up)
How rest is not a break from productivity, but a powerful form of it
A compassionate way to review the year
How contrast and challenges often hold the greatest wisdom
Why celebration is essential if you want your future goals to actually feel fulfilling
What joy-based goals really are and why they create sustainable success
How to vision from alignment instead of pressure

I also guide you through gentle reflection questions you can return to anytime. These are prompts designed to help you:

Name what strengthened you this year
Celebrate growth and shifts (even the quiet ones)
Release what’s no longer serving you
Identify what you want more of in 2026 from a place of ease

If you’re feeling called to reflect before you leap…
If your nervous system is craving softness,
If you want your next chapter to feel aligned and energized, this episode is for you.

Wherever you’re listening from, may you take a breath.
May you honour all that you lived, learned, and became this year.
And may you remember — joy isn’t behind you.

It’s already ahead of you.

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