Edit 10: January, Edited
What this year is asking of me, and what I am allowing.
I’m not usually one to sit and think deeply about resolutions for the new year, but with some big changes ahead, this time, I made an exception. It felt important to give some thought to what I wanted to continue carrying, and what I was ready to set aside.
Here’s the conclusion I came to: 2026 year isn’t asking me to become someone new.
It isn’t calling for reinvention, grand declarations, or a version of myself built on urgency.
Instead, it’s asking me to choose more carefully what I carry forward, and what I leave behind without guilt or ceremony.
Less noise. Less rushing. Less explaining.
It’s about focusing on better mornings where the house is quiet and the coffee has time to cool (then gets reheated). Better yeses that feel honest in the body. Better presence, offered fully rather than thinly stretched.
At a holiday gathering in December, I was asked to choose a word for the year ahead. I chose fearlessness. The word itself was written in graceful calligraphy by Danielle, the owner of Rothbyrns Creative. It was a small but meaningful detail that stayed with me. There was something grounding about seeing her render the word by hand-inked slowly, intentionally. Holding the card I felt grateful for the care behind it, and for the reminder that courage doesn’t have to be loud to be real.
For me, fearlessness doesn’t mean the absence of fear. It means the willingness to move forward anyway-to follow creative pull and leadership growth without being stalled by hesitation or uncertainty. It’s trusting the quiet confidence that has been building, even when the next step isn’t quite clear.
I’m keeping what proved itself last year: the habits that held, the relationships that felt steady, the rhythms that made space for rest as much as productivity. The rest can stay where it belongs-in the past, appreciated for what it taught me, but no longer required.
This isn’t about doing less for the sake of restraint.
It’s about doing what matters, better.
A year guided not by urgency, but by clarity, and the courage to trust it.
January, edited.
Happy New Year and welcome 2026!
