Before you can step into a new door...you must close the one, behind you.
Greetings, one and all, my creative community!
We are at the last day of the year, the last day of the 9 year, the last day...of the old.
What, out of everything you have experienced, seen, felt, and lived through, is the most important lesson of them all, that one thing that has completely shaken you, and like a tree, helped you grow stronger, leaner, and more beautifully?
And...what are you leaving behind that is too heavy, old, rotten, or not even yours, as you close the door, and with gratitude, and grace, leave 2025 behind?
The countdown begins...bye, bye, bye 2025 (in the NSYNC song melody, lol)
Casi, casi, comenzamos de nuevo!
Felicidades, cheer, and joy for all!!!
Juliana
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Hi, Juliana Philippi. I've learned a lot of important lessons. One of them is shut out the noise and focus on my craft. I'm leaving behind any bad experiences in the industry from 2025 and not letting them affect my career in 2026.
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Maurice Vaughan Yes, the wisdom from that lesson is with you, but it doesn't define you, or make you any less, or not ready...on the contrary!!! Thank you for sharing Maurice!!!
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You're welcome, Juliana Philippi. I'm looking forward to hearing what lessons everyone has learned and what they're leaving behind in 2025!
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Closing doors on the way out Juliana Philippi and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
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I love this so much.
The biggest lesson I’ve learned is that I can still imagine and develop ideas.
I never lost my power, it was simply silent, afraid to show itself.
Now it’s coming back to life, and I’m truly happy about that.
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Juliana Philippi, what a beautiful reflection to close the year.
If I had to choose one lesson that truly shook me and reshaped me, it would be this:
that strength doesn’t always roar, sometimes it’s the quiet decision to keep creating, keep showing up, and keep loving the work even when life feels heavy.
This year taught me that resilience can be tender, and that growth often happens in the moments no one sees. As I close the door on 2025, I’m leaving behind the weight that was never mine to carry the expectations, the old narratives, the fear of taking up space. They’ve served their purpose, and now they can stay on the other side of that door with gratitude. What I’m taking with me is lighter: hope, clarity, and the joy of building community with creatives who inspire me every day. Casi, casi… here we go again, stepping into the new with intention and grace.
Felicidades to you and to everyone here <3 may the next chapter be bold, generous, and full of creative fire. Happy 2026 <3
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Meriem Bouziani Yes, that's such a vital lesson: nobody can take our light, our essence away, and once we realize that, feel it, and start working it...it's amazing : )
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Sandra Isabel Correia Beautiful!!! Yes! That's so wonderful, and so liberating...strength is flexible, light, and needs only to be full of valor, will power, and belief in your own self, not to prove anything to anyone else, but to bring the stories, the virtues, and the actions of your heart into the world. Thank you for sharing this, lovely : )
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Thank you, Juliana Philippi. Usually I say that I am my biggest challenge:)))
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happy new year Juliana Philippi
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Tania Ocasio Happy, Happy New Year Tania!!! Pa'lante mija, ahora si!!!!
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Sandra Isabel Correia OMG for real! We usually get in our own way.. but today, January 1, we get to with grace, and consciousness, see when we do it...and lovingly, write a new page, a new life! Happy New Year!
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Hi Juliana Philippi what a great way to close out 2025. I took a moment at midnight to say goodbye to 2025 and the toxic people are in the rear view. Listening to my intuition would have saved me a lot of pain. On the flip side, I grew a lot and am proud of how I handled myself.
So 2026 is my year of joy. Abundance and joy are our natural states and I can't wait to see how that shows up for me this year. I hope to vibrate higher and to attract only those on the same frequency. That those who live unconsciously will just bounce right off. (Or I will see it sooner and ghost.)
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Juliana Philippi, yes, exactly this. The awareness alone is such a gift. When we can see the moments we get in our own way with grace instead of judgment, everything shifts. Today really does feel like a clean page, and I love the way you put it: we get to write a new life, lovingly and consciously.
Happy New Year, my friend. Here’s to creating with intention, softness, and joy in 2026.
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Suzanne Bronson Thats exactly it:) When we vibrate higher, live in our pure essence, joy and being, the rest , the toxic, the ones that fall away, cease to affect us. The Law of Affinity:) I love this so much, I’m so happy for you, and hope you have a wonderful 2026, and continue on this lovely path.