What if real transformation does not begin with what we add, but with what we finally allow to end?

In this deeply reflective Christmas Day solo episode of Passion Struck, Episode 707, John R. Miles invites listeners into the quiet, liminal space between the year that is closing and the life that is still taking shape. Rather than rushing toward resolutions, this episode explores the power of gentle endings and the release of old stories, habits, and self-protections that have outlived their purpose.

Drawing on psychology, lived experience, and the themes of The Season of Becoming, John unpacks the quiet cost of carrying what is finished, the unexpected beauty that emerges when we let go without violence to ourselves, and how gentleness creates the space where imagination, flow, and renewal can return.

This episode is not a call to fix yourself. It is an invitation to lay something down.

If you are entering the new year feeling tired, tender, or quietly ready for change, this episode offers a different starting point, one rooted in compassion, presence, and honest release.

Before the resolutions come the revelations, before the beginning, let something end.

Resources and Links

Check the full show notes here: https://passionstruck.com/before-the-new-year-begins-let-something-end/

All links gathered here (books, Substack, YouTube, community):

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A Gentle Ending Practice

Reflection prompts, a simple release ritual, and space to name what is ready to rest. Designed to help you enter the new year lighter, clearer, and more present.

Download the free Companion Workbook at: https://www.theignitedlife.net/p/let-something-end-before-the-year

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