What Needs To Die This Year?

Every New Year, I feel a mix of excitement and hesitation.

Excitement for the fresh start—the potential for new goals, new growth, new adventures.

Hesitation because I know stepping into something new requires letting something go.

This year, I’ve been sitting with that question...

What do I need to let go of so that something new can live?

It’s not a comfortable question.

When I think about what I want this year—to show up more fully in my work, to be present with my family, to create from a place of joy rather than pressure—I realize there are things I can’t carry with me anymore.

And that realization feels both freeing and terrifying.

Because the things I can’t carry with me anymore aren’t small—they’re pieces of me I’ve held onto for years.

Like the need to always have it together. Or the fear of letting people down.

These parts have been with me for so long, they almost feel like old friends—familiar, even comforting in a strange way.

But the truth is, they’ve outstayed their welcome.

If I want to show up more fully this year, I can’t keep carrying the weight of perfectionism.

If I want to be present with my family, I have to let go of the endless need to prove my worth through achievement.

If I want to create from a place of joy, I need to stop chasing approval and start trusting myself.

Letting go isn’t easy. It feels vulnerable, like stepping into the unknown without a safety net.

But I know this...

If I don’t release what no longer serves me, there won’t be space for what truly matters.

Maybe you’re feeling this too.

Maybe it’s an old habit, a story you’ve been clinging to, or a role you’ve outgrown but feel scared to release.

Maybe it’s the comfort of staying small, the need to have all the answers, or the weight of other people’s expectations.

Whatever it is, the truth is the same: there’s no room for new life until we let go of what’s no longer serving us.

This isn’t easy work.

It takes courage to look at the pieces of ourselves we’ve outgrown and lay them down.

It takes faith to believe that what we’re letting go of will make space for something better.

But, this is how we deepen.

So as you set your resolutions or intentions this year, I want to invite you into a deeper question:

What needs to die so that something new can live?

As always, I’m rooting for you. We’re in this together.

Oh yea, Happy New Year!!