What’s your 2026 energy?
Hello, world. It has been a minute since I last blogged. We’re in a new year, even.
I’ve been taking more time writing for myself - journaling like I’m getting paid for it. It’s funny to me how some habits I want to cultivate take time. Back in fall/winter 2023-2024 I worked with a coach who I specifically told multiple times my goal was to write more for myself, specifically to journal because writing brings me joy. Yet, somehow I couldn’t get into the practice. Desire was there, but so was a block.
Then I went through some things in the fall that brought me to the deepest introspection of my life. Isn’t it funny how the hard stuff can often make us turn directly towards those practices that bring us closer to our true selves? For me this has looked like consistent meditation and journaling - daily, in fact.
So, now that you know where I’ve been, this post has a lot to do with introspection and journaling - the new year!
As the intro video from a trip to Bocas del Toro, Panama (granted in 2025) shares, I’m planning to pull into 2026 with this kind of energy - joyful, open, ready for adventure. Like working with bravery, I’m ready to leave fear behind as a conscious (or unconscious) driver. I want to lead with love in 2026.
Since the pandemic I’ve chosen to adopt a friend’s new year’s habit of creating a word of the year. For me, it’s usually multiple words; this year is no different. The first word is one that was an unofficial word of 2025 - bravery - that became a word I intentionally tried to embody more of last year.
The others came from meditation, and two from a reiki session I did in December. You can say it’s a bit of a mash-up. All of these words are ones I’d like to embody at the most and be conscious of at the least during 2026.
Words of 2026:
✨Bravery
✨Balance
✨Confidence
✨Love
✨Joy
✨Exploration
✨Tenderness
This year is also my 40th solar return year. Folks have asked me what my relationship is to turning 40, and I don’t have a strong sense of fear or dread or excitement. I’m here for it; I’m open. And ultimately, I’ll turn 40, whether I’m ready, happy, sad, or indifferent, right? What I do feel about 40 is that I get to define what this decade looks like for me. Society has all kinds of messages, especially for women/femmes around what 40 “should” be - is it the sexiest time of our lives? Should we have skin and hair and bodies like our 22 year old selves? Or are we old and past the point of desire, fun, or strength and we’re now disposable to society? I think both are off. But, we’ll see as we go into this new decade what emerges for me.
If you do any new years rituals, I’d love to hear from you! Comments are on or you can reach out directly! Have a word, intention, or goal you want some accountability with? Let me know!
Also, if your 2026 involves a Liberation 101 book club - I’ve got you. We’ll start late February with a book written by a POC (aka PGM) and talk about all things anti-racism, allyship, and showing up for humanity. If you’re interested, please email here .
