New Year Intention + Release Journal Prompts (2025 ---> 2026)
New Year 2025/26
1: CURRENT STATE END OF YEAR CHECK-IN
What currently feels like it’s helping me grow and evolve in my life?
What feels heavy, unclear, or stagnant?
Where do I feel proud of myself, even if no one else sees it?
Where am I over-efforting, proving, or forcing outcomes?
What areas of my life feel stable and supported?
Where do I feel pressure, urgency, or scarcity?
2: AUTHENTIC NEW YEAR INTENTIONS
Answer from honesty rather than expectation.
If I removed timelines, comparison, and external validation, what would I genuinely want this year?
Which desires feel grounded and sustainable rather than urgent or performative?
What would “enough” look like for me this year?
3: ENERGY-BASED GOALS
How do I want to feel on an average day this year?
What version of myself is required to hold the life I want?
What qualities am I ready to embody more consistently?
What would success look like if it felt regulating instead of stressful?
4: INTENTION STATEMENTS
Answer intuitively with first responses if possible. Try not to over-think!
This year, I am available for __________.
I am no longer hustling for __________.
I trust myself to __________.
I give myself permission to __________.
I choose alignment over __________.
5: RELEASE AND COMPLETION
What patterns or behaviors am I ready to let go of?
What identities no longer match who I am becoming?
What beliefs once protected me but now limit me?
Where am I still operating from control rather than trust?
Whose expectations am I ready to release?
6: BELIEF CLEARING
What belief feels outdated or constrictive and no longer helpful for my development?
Where did this belief come from?
How has it kept me safe?
How is it now holding me back?
What new belief am I choosing instead?
7: TRUST AND ALIGNMENT
If the things I’m working towards arrive differently than expected, how can I stay open to receiving them?
Where can I prioritise alignment over urgency?
What support would make this year feel more sustainable?
8: INTEGRATION
What is one clear action I can take at the beginning of the year to step towards my goals and desires?
What can I release control over immediately?
What does my nervous system need more of this year?