25 Days to Hope – Peace – Joy and Love

ByJackie

Darker days before the upcoming Winter Solstice are such a challenge. I’d like to bring in a bit of hope, peace, joy and love into my life and the world. And I’m inviting you to join me. No pressure, no added things for your busy list, no guilt here.

Welcome to your personal journey of 25 days to greater hope peace joy and love in your life. It’s a personal journey because I provide the prompts, and your experience comes when you delve into these themes. This 25-day collection of prompts offers a gentle practice for each day – something simple, meaningful and achievable. Think of it as an advent calendar for your inner wellbeing. This goes beyond a religious practice, although it is based on the same themes. I’m building on an opportunity to go within and reflect during the Winter season. Within each of these weeks, I’ve built in a support to shore you up in these areas: mind, body, spirit, and emotional health. I’ve also included resolving past issues, building for the future, and increasing self-awareness.

If you’re joining in December 2025, you’ll see the days emerge like a bit of brightness during the dark days. If you’re coming to this later on, you can start on any day that feels right, and let each practice build on the last. I’m offering this to you warmly bringing my own hope, peace, joy and love together with my experience as a holistic therapist who helps to make people’s lives better.

Week 1: Hope

Hope is that quiet whisper that goodness is possible, even when the days seem dark, when we can’t see the whole path. It’s not about false positivity or ignoring challenges.

It’s about noticing the small lights that flicker in the darkness, trusting in what might show up, and remembering that we’ve found our way through hard times before.

This week, we gently nurture hope, letting it grow like a seed we’re nurturing with faith.

The word hope on a card being held in cupped hands. The first theme in hope, peace, joy and love

Take a moment for yourself today – it only takes a moment.

If it feels right, pause and notice something small that brings a glimmer of hope or light. Maybe it’s a moment of kindness you saw, something beautiful you saw, or simply a memory that makes you smile. There’s no need to search; simply allow yourself to observe what catches your attention.

Think back gently to a time when you faced a challenge and found your way through it.

Sometimes those challenges give us the gift of desperation – the willingness to be open to trying new things. The very fact that you’ve moved through that challenge is evidence in and of itself. It shows that you had hope, strength, and resilience within you. Take heart that you’re carrying that same strength now.

Let yourself imagine something (even something teeny, tiny) that you’re looking forward to. It might be an ordinary moment: a meal you’ll enjoy, time with friends or family, or simply a day off. Let yourself feel that anticipation gently and notice what it reveals about what matters to you.

Connect with nature today, in whatever form is best for you. Looking out a window, sitting in a garden, or being present with a plant or flowers. Connect with how nature keeps finding a way, even in the darkest and coldest seasons. We can also find a way because new things are always possible. Good things are coming.

When I connected with nature today when glanced out at our bird feeder. There was a small robin visiting. I loved seeing her visiting for a few moments, enjoyed a few seeds, and flying off into the sky.

I invite you to break for a minute or two and rest gently with this guided mini-meditation.

Click here for a 3.50 minute meditation

Week 2: Peace

Peace is always with us – just sometimes hidden under the overwhelm and busy-ness. Peace is found in the spaces between our thoughts, in moments of stillness, and in the gentle acceptance of what is. It’s not the absence of difficulty but rather a quiet trust that we can meet life as it comes. This week, we create room for peace: in our mornings, in our breath, in the simple act of being present.

Week 3: Joy

Joy is the spark, the lightness that comes when we pause to truly experience our lives. It lives in small moments: the warmth of your tea, the movement of your body, the simple act of being alive. Joy can show up even when everything isn’t perfect. It only asks that we notice and savour what’s already here. This week, we welcome the delight that’s available in the ordinary.

Week 4: Love

Love is the deepest combination of hope, peace, and joy. It begins with ourselves when we forgive, when we’re gentle, when we honour own needs. It extends to others through presence, kindness, and authenticity. Love is both tender and strong, it sets boundaries while remaining open. This final week, we practice love in all its forms: towards ourselves and the world around us.

If you’re new to this space, you might be wondering who Jackie is. If we’ve already met, you probably already know that I’m a warm, caring, and calm holistic therapist living in Ireland and working with people throughout the world online. This post really brings many of my core values into action – hope, peace, joy and love. I’m offering it freely to you my readers. If you’re moved to explore how we can transform things in your life even more, let’s chat.

Jackie McGloughlin holistic therapist at Energy Flows welcomes you here in Maynooth and online for Jin Shin Jyutsu, Reflexology, and Reiki treatments. She is smiling while holding a pink mug, at a white table with tulips on the left.

Jackie McGloughlin is a gentle holistic therapist who empowers women to improve their health through Jin Shin Jyutsu (JSJ), Reflexology, and Reiki. Offering 1:1 sessions, workshops and online courses. Sessions are available in person in Maynooth, Ireland and online from where you are in the world.

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