By Marie-Dominique Rail

December 19, 2025

At the end of the year, a sacred threshold opens before us.

A gentle yet powerful moment when the soul softly whispers: “It is time.”

Time to lay down old burdens.

Time to thank what has been.

Time to release what no longer serves life within you.

Letting go of old patterns, self-destructive behaviors, self-sabotage, and visible or silent dependencies is not an act of weakness.

It is an act of COURAGE, clarity, and deep self-love.

These mechanisms were often attempts at survival.

They protected, numbed, and helped you stand when the soul was wounded.

Today, you can honor them… and release them.

Recognizing Without Judging

Healing always begins with kindness.

This is not about blaming yourself for the past, but gently acknowledging: “I did the best I could with the awareness I had at the time.”

Judgment confines.

Gentleness opens.

When you observe your patterns without shame or guilt, they lose their power.

The light of awareness dissolves what was sustained by denial.

Body, Heart, and Spirit: One Unified Health

Health is not only physical.

It is emotional, mental, energetic, and spiritual.

What you think, what you suppress, and what you refuse to feel always finds a place to imprint itself within you.

Letting go also means:

• releasing exhausting thoughts

• soothing unexpressed emotions

• stepping away from relationships or habits that lower your vibration

• choosing life over survival

Each conscious release becomes an inner rebirth.

Transform Rather Than Fight

You do not need to battle your shadows.

Struggle creates resistance.

Presence creates transformation.

When love meets what is suffering, alchemy occurs.

What was dependency becomes a need for love.

What was sabotage becomes a call to truth.

What was destruction becomes an invitation to heal.

A Simple Ritual to Close the Year

Take a moment of silence.

Breathe deeply.

Then, inwardly or in writing, name what you are ready to release — not with anger, but with gratitude.

Simply say: “Thank you for what you have taught me. I release you now. I choose life, peace, and health on all levels.”

Let the energy do the rest.

Entering the New Year Lightened

Every space you free becomes fertile ground for light.

Where an old pattern dissolves, awareness rises.

Where an addiction loosens, presence anchors.

Where love replaces fear, healing settles in.

Remember: There is nothing to fix.

There is only remembering who you are beyond old conditioning.

At the end of this year, offer yourself this sacred gift: the permission to live in harmony, health, and truth.

With all my love and kindness, I hope these words plant clarity in your heart, understanding after this year’s challenges, and even more love within you.