The Power of Conscious Choice: What Are You Ready to Leave in 2025?

What are you ready to leave in 2025?

As this year comes to a close, you're standing at a threshold. Behind you lies everything that happened in 2025 - the growth, the challenges, the patterns, the relationships, the habits, the beliefs. Ahead of you lies 2026, full of potential and possibility.

But here's what most people don't realize: You get to choose what comes with you into 2026 and what stays behind.

This isn't something that just happens to you. The transition from one year to the next isn't just about time passing - it's about conscious choice. You have the power to decide what deserves a place in your future and what has served its purpose.

The Illusion of Automatic Carrying Forward

Most people unconsciously assume that everything from this year automatically comes with them into the next. They carry forward:

• The same limiting beliefs about what's possible for them

• The same draining relationships that require them to dim their light

• The same self-sabotaging patterns that kept them stuck

• The same habits that don't serve their highest good

• The same jobs or commitments that feel more like obligations than choices

But this automatic carrying forward is just an illusion. You have more choice than you realize.

What Might Be Ready to Stay in 2025

Patterns That Have Served Their Purpose:

• The people-pleasing that helped you survive difficult relationships but now keeps you from authentic connection

• The perfectionism that drove high achievement but now prevents you from taking creative risks

• The hypervigilance that protected you from past dangers but now exhausts you in safe situations

• The self-reliance that got you through tough times but now prevents you from receiving support

Beliefs That No Longer Fit:

• "I have to work twice as hard to prove I belong here"

• "If I'm not busy, I'm not valuable"

• "I can't trust people to be there for me"

• "Success means sacrificing my personal life"

• "I don't deserve good things unless I've suffered for them"

Relationships That Have Run Their Course:

• Friendships based on who you used to be rather than who you're becoming

• Professional connections that feel more extractive than collaborative

• Romantic relationships that require you to be smaller to make the other person comfortable

• Family dynamics where you're stuck in outdated roles

Commitments That No Longer Align:

• Jobs that pay the bills but drain your soul

• Volunteer work you took on out of guilt rather than passion

• Social obligations that feel more like burdens than joys

• Projects that made sense when you started them but no longer fit your direction

Habits That Don't Support Your Growth:

• Scrolling social media mindlessly when you could be creating

• Staying up late and then feeling exhausted and unproductive

• Eating foods that make you feel sluggish and unclear

• Spending money on things that don't bring lasting satisfaction

• Saying yes automatically without checking in with your authentic desires

The Programming That Makes Releasing Feel Impossible

Even when you intellectually know something needs to be released, you might find yourself unable to let go. This happens because of subconscious programming that's still running:

Identity Programming:

• "This pattern/relationship/job is part of who I am"

• "If I change this, I won't know who I am anymore"

• "I've always been the person who handles everything"

• "People expect me to be available/helpful/accommodating"

Fear Programming:

• "If I let go of this, something bad will happen"

• "What if I need this later and it's not available?"

• "What if I make the wrong choice and regret it?"

• "What if nothing better comes to replace what I'm releasing?"

Scarcity Programming:

• "I better hold onto what I have because good things don't come to people like me"

• "There's not enough [love/money/opportunities] to go around"

• "If I release this relationship/job/opportunity, I'll be alone/broke/unsuccessful"

Obligation Programming:

• "Good people don't abandon their commitments"

• "I can't let people down by changing"

• "I owe it to others to stay the same"

• "I'm responsible for everyone else's comfort and happiness"

The Art of Conscious Choice

Conscious choice means making deliberate decisions about what you want to carry forward based on who you are now and where you want to go, not just defaulting to what already exists.

Step 1: Take Inventory Make a list of:

• Patterns that showed up repeatedly in 2025

• Beliefs that influenced your decisions and actions

• Relationships that took significant energy (both positive and draining)

• Commitments and obligations that filled your time

• Habits that shaped your daily experience

Step 2: Assess Alignment For each item, ask:

• Does this support who I'm becoming?

• Does this align with my values and priorities?

• Does this energize me or drain me?

• Does this help me grow or keep me stuck?

• Does this deserve space in my 2026?

Step 3: Make Conscious Choices Decide what:

• Definitely comes with you into 2026

• Definitely stays in 2025

• Needs to be transformed or modified

• You're unsure about and need more time to decide

Step 4: Clear the Programming For anything you want to release but feel unable to let go of:

• Identify what fear or programming is keeping you attached

• Clear the subconscious beliefs that make releasing feel dangerous

• Install new programming that supports your conscious choices

• Get support for making difficult but necessary changes

What Conscious Endings Create Space For

When you deliberately choose what to release, you create space for:

New Patterns:

• Authentic self-expression instead of people-pleasing

• Healthy boundaries instead of overgiving

• Self-compassion instead of self-criticism

• Intuitive decision-making instead of overthinking

Empowering Beliefs:

• "I deserve good things just because I exist"

• "My needs and desires matter"

• "I can trust myself to make good decisions"

• "Success can include joy and ease"

Nourishing Relationships:

• Connections based on mutual respect and genuine care

• People who celebrate your growth instead of feeling threatened by it

• Relationships that energize you instead of draining you

• Communities where you can be authentically yourself

Aligned Commitments:

• Work that feels meaningful and fulfilling

• Projects that excite and inspire you

• Volunteer work that aligns with your values

• Social activities that bring genuine joy

Supportive Habits:

• Morning routines that set you up for success

• Evening practices that help you rest and restore

• Eating habits that nourish your body and mind

• Movement practices that feel good in your body

• Creative practices that feed your soul

Your Conscious Choice Assignment

Before entering 2026, take time to consciously choose what comes with you:

1. What patterns from 2025 are you ready to leave behind?

2. Which beliefs about yourself or life no longer serve your growth?

3. What relationships have run their course or need significant boundaries?

4. Which commitments feel more like obligations than choices?

5. What habits are you ready to outgrow?

For each item you want to release, ask:

• What am I afraid will happen if I let this go?

• What programming is making this feel necessary or safe?

• What would I need to believe to feel comfortable releasing this?

• What support do I need to make this conscious choice?

The Power of Deliberate Curation

Remember: You are the curator of your own life. Just like a museum curator carefully chooses which pieces deserve space in an exhibition, you get to choose what deserves space in your 2026.

You don't have to carry forward everything from 2025 just because it existed. You don't have to maintain relationships, patterns, or commitments just because they were part of your past.

Conscious endings create space for new beginnings. What you choose to release with intention and awareness makes room for what wants to emerge in your life.

You get to choose what comes with you into 2026 and what stays behind. This is your power, your responsibility, and your opportunity.

What are you ready to leave in 2025?

Want support for making conscious choices about what to release and clearing the programming that keeps you stuck in what no longer serves? Check out my Eraser Method™ training or schedule a free 15-minute call to see if we can work together one-on-one.