A Year-End Reflection
Harvesting 2024's wisdom and planting seeds for 2025
As I sit at my computer on my first day “back in the office,” I feel like I'm coming home. It’s been a month since I’ve shared my writing with you, though my journal has remained my faithful companion. During this pause, I wondered if I’d ever start again – the blank page looming before me like an uncertain horizon. Yet here I am, settling into this familiar, cosy space where words flow like warm tea by the fireside.
This time of year holds a special magic – a sacred pause between reflecting on the year gone by and dreaming up what we want to create next. It’s a rite of passage, really, this transition from one year to the next. And what a transformative year 2024 has been!
When January 2024 dawned, I was just beginning to whisper the word “writer” to myself. Three months of daily writing had given me enough courage to share my intention of writing a book with my husband. This was just the first of many acts of vulnerability that would set so much in motion. Soon I found myself embracing writing communities and discovered Substack through
’s club. In April, Soul seeds was born – I can still remember the
The journey of my book, “Awakening the Beauty Within,” has been a dance of progress and pause, courage and doubt. From sharing early drafts with loved ones to seeking professional guidance, from getting lost to finding my way again during a soul-nourishing writing retreat in France. Each step has taught me something about persistence, and about showing up even when the path ahead isn’t clear.
I still feel a long way from publishing it but I am clearer on my purpose and where I want to end up. And for now, I just have to continue the slow grind of re-writing it, one chapter at a time.
In my coaching practice, 2024 brought its own roller coaster of transformation. I guided four people through the positive intelligence® program, a milestone that filled my heart. New communities opened their doors – Woman Within, Thriving with Mentoring, and Healthcare Businesswomen Association – bringing workshops, connections, and over a hundred new relationships into my life. Even during a challenging five-month period without significant new business, my faith held steady. I kept doing what I love, sharing what I know, until the universe responded with an associate role that allowed me to coach over fifty people through major career and life transitions.
Alongside this, my true passion – depth coaching – continued to flourish. This deeply fulfilling work allows me to accompany people through their midlife awakening, helping them navigate their human journey of spiritual evolution. Like writing, this work is about diving beneath the surface, exploring the soul’s calling, and supporting transformation at the deepest levels. (If you’re curious about exploring your own spiritual evolution through depth coaching, I’d love to connect – it’s where writing and transformation beautifully intersect in my work.)
I could go on talking about the ‘outer’ achievements. But the real magic of 2024 happened beneath the surface. Each small step that scared me became a doorway to growth. Adding “writer” to my LinkedIn profile. Joining a writers’ group despite the persistent whisper of impostor syndrome. Sharing my writing for the first time. Facilitating a workshop alone in Switzerland. Maintaining faith during months of uncertainty. These moments weren’t just challenges to overcome – they were invitations to choose courage over comfort, again and again.
I know I’m not done taking scary steps – because this is the nature of the path towards spiritual growth. Looking back, I see how the things that once terrified me have become familiar friends, or at least tolerable acquaintances. More than that, I've grown into identities that once felt like distant dreams: writer, successful transformational coach, women’s empowerment champion. These were merely words on paper a year ago – now they’re lived truths.
So as we step into 2025, I invite you to pause and reflect:
What stories of growth – both outer and inner – does 2024 hold for you?
Who were you when the year began, and who have you become?
What whispers of possibility are calling you into 2025?
What dreams are ready to take root and bloom?
My own vision continues to evolve. Beyond being a writer, I'm claiming the identity of author – ready to publish and share my work with a wider circle. This is where you come in, dear reader. If these words resonate, if they spark something in your own soul, consider sharing Soul Seeds with others who might find nourishment here.
Let's continue growing together, supporting each other's courage, celebrating each step of the journey – both the victories and the vulnerable moments that shape us.
With love and gratitude,
Nathalie
