Mantra: 2026

I hope you had a nice Holiday! We we had some down time together, and we all got some sleep and rest, which was so nice. And, I cannot believe our little girl turned seven-and-a-half-years-old this week! She is growing in every way and she loves learning, she is incredibly creative, she has the best ideas, and she is curious about everything, which I hope never ceases!

It is a new year, which means there has been much talk about fresh beginnings. For me, I keep things simple and I select a word, an intention, for the year, and I try to really embrace the word for the year, which feels like a theme or mantra for the year.

I have reflected on my mantra for this year: thrive. Last year, I had a mantra; the word wild in 2024; the word the word joy in 2023; the word present in 2022; the word grace in 2021; the word bliss in 2020; the word embrace in 2019; the word peace in 2028; the word relax in 2017; the word present in 2026; the word flow in 2015; the word trust in 2014; and the word create in 2013.  The idea of picking an intention has worked well over the past few years, and this is my fourteenth year doing this one little word/mantra intention. 

2025 was a challenging year on many fronts, including the great loss of our beloved Victory. We miss her dearly. There is so much going on in our world presently. Thus, I picked the word “thrive,” this year to really try and thrive versus just simply survive.

I have found that resolutions do not always work too well, but keeping a word, a mantra, an intention, in mind is simple way to shape my year.

“Every moment is a fresh beginning.” — T.S. Eliot

Happy New Year!