Happy New Year! 2026 starts this week. As crazy as that sounds, it’s also amazing because it’s an opportunity for a fresh start. That means doing what I set out to accomplish with no excuses. Full stop.
This is also the time of the year when I set my three words for the new year.
Ease: Defined as to make calm and relaxed, I want to bring ease into all areas of my life. Ease is similar to easy. While life isn’t easy, you can live it with a sense of ease. That’s my goal this year.
Peace. This is kind of related to ease but this is more about calmness, quiet and inner focus. For me, it’s about prayer, meditation, mindset and fully feeling aware. Peace for me is like falling asleep in savasana, the practice when you gradually relax one body one part at a time, one muscle at a time, and one thought at a time. It conditions the body to release stress and can improve your sense of physical and emotional well-being.
Purpose. This is the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists. It may be the purpose of or a strong sense of determination and meaning in one’s life. For me, purpose means a life well-lived aligned with my values. It means understanding how I can make a difference one day at a time.
Now, it’s about making these words my focus for 2026. It’s writing them down and committing them to memory. Here’s to the new year and a new focus!
