This has been quite a year. There is not a great deal of harmony in our country right now. People who we might all consider “normal” are having a lot of trouble listening to each other and getting themselves on common ground. There are wars going on and so much violence around the world and that is crazy.

I was watching CBS Sunday Morning, and they were going through the passing of celebrities this year. It was so sad to hear the list go on and on with the names of people that were so much a part of my life. In addition to people I really don’t know there were personal losses this year too that truly are impacting on my life. All of this makes me want to give a lot of thought to where I have been this year and where I’m going in 2026.

My word for 2026 is FORWARD. In order to move FORWARD I think we need to consider many things.

We need to REFLECT on and then RESPOND to our thoughts.

We may need to REGROUP and perhaps RE-POT ourselves in order to get to where we need to be.

We need to REFRESH our thoughts and attitudes and then hopefully REJOICE in our discoveries.

We need to try to live without looking back too much. We need to take RISKS and live with less REGRETS than we may have been allowing ourselves to live with. I don’t think we should take anything for granted and each day you should think of something that fills you with gratitude.

Manifest what it is that you want and figure out how to go about getting it. Manifesting actually works!! Positive thinking attracts positive outcomes. And that’s how we can move FORWARD into 2026.

Every year when I write my end of year blog I always say that I hope the year ahead brings you lots of surprises. Make sure that you are open to receive them.

Happy New Year!