There’s something about this time of year—something quiet, something honest—that brings your real life to the surface.
Not the life you perform.
Not the life you manage.
The life you feel.
As we move toward mid-December, many women tell me the same thing:
“I’m restless.”
“I’m emotional.”
“I’m noticing things I’ve ignored all year.”
“I’m longing for something I can’t name.”
And here’s the truth:
It’s not because a portal is giving you answers.
Transformation doesn’t come from the calendar.
It comes from inside you.
But the 12/12 season does one powerful thing:
It mirrors your truth back to you.
When life slows down—even just a little—your longings rise, and your discontents stand out in sharper relief.
Longings Are Your Inner Yes
Longings are not wishful thinking.
They’re not selfish.
They’re not unrealistic.
Longings are the parts of you still alive and waiting:
- Joy
- Connection
- Creativity
- Purpose
- Ease
- Expression
- Aliveness
They’re reminders of what your soul still wants to experience.
Discontents Are Your Inner No
Discontents are not failures.
They’re boundaries you haven’t spoken yet.
They’re responsibilities you’ve outgrown.
They’re patterns that no longer fit the woman you are becoming.
Both your longings and your discontents carry wisdom.
One shows you where to move toward.
The other shows you what to release.
Why It Feels Stronger Right Now
This season naturally invites reflection—
not mystical,
not dramatic,
but deeply human.
You are more aware.
More honest.
More attuned.
You finally notice:
What feels too tight.
What drains you.
What no longer feels like home.
What’s asking to grow.
What’s asking you to let go.
This is clarity.
Not the lightning-bolt kind, but the soft, steady truth that’s been waiting for you to slow down enough to hear it.
The Invitation
So here’s the question I want you to sit with:
What part of my life no longer fits the woman I’m becoming?
Not to judge yourself.
Not to fix everything at once.
But to acknowledge what’s real.
Because once you acknowledge the truth, even gently, you’ve already started to shift.
Why I Created Wrap Up Your Year With a Win
At this time of year, most women drift.
They shut down, push through, or tell themselves they’ll deal with it in January.
But when you pause
—really pause—
you meet yourself again.
Wrap Up Your Year With a Win is that pause.
A guided space to sort through your longings, your discontents, and your next aligned steps—so you don’t end the year exhausted, but empowered.
Because transformation doesn’t come from a date.
It comes from you choosing to listen to the truth inside you.
A Closing Thought
If life feels loud inside,
if your longings feel close to the surface,
if your discontents feel sharper than usual—
you’re not falling apart.
You’re waking up.
Let this season show you what’s real.
Let yourself listen.
And let that inner truth guide your next chapter.
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You’re becoming.
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