Welcome to 2026.
I am most definitely not hitting the ground running this year. My expectations are low. I have no year-end review to share. I have no word. I have no goals. I have no immediate plans. I am committed to taking things s-l-o-w-l-y this January. Maybe even all year.
I am looking to find (in the words of @thetravelingprofessor on Instagram) . . . “a state of strategic stillness.” For myself.
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Living life is already a victory.
ONWARD!
Haha! Oh my! and YES YES YES! Strategic stillness for the freaking win! I will feel like I have won January if I can get a damned good nights sleep and can get my 2026 stitching started. (one might be slightly more important than the other, just saying.)
Very wise words, Kym. However, I am going to alternate strategic stillness with a personal curriculum for this year. I haven’t decided exactly what it is yet, but I think concentrating on obtaining a skillset or knowledge base that I have always wanted will help avert all the exterior noise and enhance my personal satisfaction. In other words, I am searching for a state of flow.
Slowly feels like a good way to begin.
I count it as a victory if I can get out of my warm bed and do a few chores. I do need a few goals but right now that just includes knitting some mittens that I like, and maybe finding a good Swedish meatball recipe.
Oh, I love this. Let’s just BE for a minute 😉
I’ve been craving stillness lately!
Now this is a kind of manifestation I can get behind!
The world isn’t slowing down — if anything, it’s speeding up — so I think choosing to be still is a conscious and revolutionary act. Enjoy it!
Love this. As I’ve been saying, I’m looking for a gentle entry into 2026 and Strategic Stillness is a good way to start. No goals for me – I gave up that practice decades ago! LOL
A wise approach, Kym. I like his line “Maybe just living life is a victory for me”
Me…I’m just focusing on what’s directly in front of me. One step at a time.
Strategic stillness is a good way to be. I am easing my way into 2026, reflecting a bit on the past year. As always, I learned some things.
Life is already a victory. What a perfect way to look at thing.