Clearing the Path for 2026

As 2025 came to a close,
I could feel the ending of a cycle.

Not in a dramatic way.
More like the slow settling of something that’s run its course.

This past year wasn’t about chasing something new.
It was about clearing.
Refining.
Laying a foundation sturdy enough to hold what’s next.

I spent a lot of time returning to alignment.

In my work.
In my home.
In my space.
In my energy.
In my body.

I paid attention to what felt steady and what quietly drained me.
I simplified where I could.
I chose what felt honest over what felt familiar.

And for the most part, life began to respond.

My career started to reflect my actual strengths.
My home became a place that calms my nervous system instead of overstimulating it.
My routines became supportive instead of performative.
My health and fitness returned—not as discipline, but as devotion.

Everything began to feel cleaner.

Except for one thing.

Alcohol was never a “problem” in the way people usually mean it.
I didn’t binge.
I didn’t lose control.
It didn’t create chaos.

But it did create resistance.

Subtle enough to dismiss.
Consistent enough to feel.

It influenced my time.
It softened the next morning.
It dulled the workout I would have done.
The peace I would have felt.
The creative flow that usually moves through me with ease.

Nothing dramatic—just enough to lower the signal.

And this year taught me how sensitive I am to alignment.

How small choices compound.
How energy responds to honesty.
How quickly the body tells the truth when you’re willing to listen.

Letting go of alcohol felt like the final refinement.
Not a rule.
Not a restriction.
A recognition.

If everything else is aligned—
my work, my space, my health, my intuition—
why keep the one habit that quietly pulls me out of rhythm?

So I’m choosing to enter this new year with intention.

2025 was about creating the conditions.
Clearing what didn’t belong.
Learning to trust my body and my intuition again.

2026 feels like the year of creation.

Not from force.
Not from survival.
But from full alignment—
mind, body, energy, intuition moving together.

I’m curious about what becomes possible when nothing is leaking.
When mornings are consistently clear.
When my creativity doesn’t have to recover.
When my energy belongs entirely to what I’m building.

This isn’t about becoming someone new.
It’s about finally meeting myself without interference.

And seeing what I can create from there.

With quiet gratitude for this closing cycle,
and openness for what’s ready to emerge next.

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