WORD OF THE YEAR 2026
this year I am focusing on the word...
Before I share more about my word for 2026, I'd like to reflect a bit on my word for 2025.
I chose the word CONNECT to help guide me last year.
How did it shape up?
I connected with myself through my daily/weekly/monthly rituals. I shared some of them through Tracy’s Tracking Tools post.
I connected with myself through nature and worked really hard in my garden.
One day I’ll share allllllll the pictures!
I made this big connection (see below) to my relationship with food/overeating. You can read more about my weight loss journey here. I’m in maintenance mode and hope to write more about that soon.
I connected with myself and others every Sunday in Self-Check-In, the accountability group I lead. I begin each session with my check-in template, which is linked in the paid subscriber chat. This year, I laid them all out and could see how much the practice truly adds up. I’m so proud of our commitment to growth. We accomplished a lot together.
This past year, I regularly connected with new people via Substack! I started hosting a twice-monthly journaling hangout for paid subscribers of The Handwriting Club. Interviewing new members during Zoom allowed me to learn more about the people I’m serving. Look at all of the new people who entered my life this year!
This was the vision board I made last January. It’s been hanging in my office for the past year.
My mantra for the year was “I will connect with myself first.”
I connected with my inner child and my adult self through art. My Currently workbooks helped me deeply in this process. I’m so grateful my mom encouraged my art practice when I was young. It has been my life raft in the hardest of times. She never got to see a Currently Workbook, but she is very much a part of my practice.
Speaking of practice… that’s my word for 2025!
PRACTICE
I’m going to keep connecting with myself and others through Practice Pages each month. Here’s our schedule for the first quarter! I love celebrating the idea that practice makes progress. Thank you to all the paid subscribers who supported this work over the past year. I’m so grateful and excited to see where our monthly practice takes us next.
Here’s a look at all of the past years:
2019: VALUE
2020: GROW
2021: CARE
2022: SPIRIT
2023: NOURISH
2024: RITUAL
2025- CONNECT
If you’re craving support as you reflect on the past year and set intentions for the one ahead, I’m hosting a Self Check-In 2026 Workshop Saturday, January 17th, 10 AM-12 PM PST on Zoom. We’ll gently process where you’ve been and get clear on where you want to go. You don’t need to have everything figured out, just a willingness to show up, write things down, and practice together.
How about you? Do you have a word for the year? Please leave it in the comments! I want to see what you’re working on this year.
Vitality. It was a challenging year for me in 2025, one in which I found myself putting everyone else’s needs before my own. This led to nothing left in my cup for me. This year, my goal is to pay attention to myself and what I need. A renewed sense of me and a feeling of vitality is my goal. Looking forward to using my Currently 2026 journal to support this journey.
Compassion. My word of the year came to me while I was giving myself a hard time for having a hard week. I tend to rush my emotions and not give myself enough time to process. It also shed light on how I must be treating others around me. Do I allow them the space and time they need to be their true, authentic selves?