The word alignment  is looking more and more like the word for 2026. Part of the issue with the last ten years is that I have been out of alignment with my values, my capabilities, my lifestyle, and my character. It has all been settling, so that is why it has been so disappointing.

OF COURSE, I AM GOING TO BE DISAPPOINTED IF I AM OUT OF ALIGNMENT

I have not been positioned correctly.

I have not matched up with my folks.

It’s all been settling into what was in the same proximity or what was available. None of it was what I would choose for myself, and I have been entirely out of alignment.

What I know so far about my intentions in 2026 is that I won’t be in this same space this time next year. I am capable of more, and I am going to live and act like it. I will live in alignment with my authentic self.

It’s why every day feels like self-betrayal. I settled for this life, and I know it.

I am capable of so much more. This truth threatened to cripple me this summer as I thought about how these last ten years (and the last five in particular) have felt like such wasted years. It felt like life had passed me by, and in many ways it has, but it was my fault for making such unwise decisions.

There is no time like the present to get out of line and course-correct.

What does getting back into alignment look like PRACTICALLY?

Practical Steps

  • Get back out into the world. Opportunities aren’t going to come to me.
  • Say Yes and…
  • Adventurous mode: Fun, Humor, and on the hunt for stories
  • Don’t go for the safe option and the short stick.. Take risks
  • Be around people that I admire and get inspired again to go for more.

Looking Ahead to 2026: Be Out in the World 

I am older, more confident, and still somewhat ridiculous, so I plan to be out in the world with all my fabulosity in 2026. I am also going to be intentional about spending time with people I genuinely enjoy. I have a plan to reconnect with people I have enjoyed throughout my life and have lost touch with.

I want to meet new, engaging, and exciting people who inspire me, whom I admire, and whom I enjoy spending time with. I have a goal to meet seven new people, 2 of whom are of the opposite sex. I need more testosterone in my life. The last ten years have been like the Sahara Desert.

Lastly, I plan to take some risks and have some great adventures that will make for great stories. My main vow to myself is that I don’t plan to be in this same place in December 2026.

This is the first year I have started planning the next year ahead of time and decided not wait for the first of the year. I hated looking ahead because it felt like shielding myself from disappointment. Now I know that if I plan something, it may not happen, but it is better to have it on the schedule rather than not.

What do I need to release in 2026

I am going to let go of the idea that there was some great future I missed out on, because this moment contains all moments. All these lessons were to bring me to this moment. I think I am being asked to share what I missed and to embrace what I have now and what is to come, because it is going to be mind-blowing.  I feel it so strongly.

What steps might you need to take?

  • I am starting right off the bat in January by changing my work environment in 2026. My current work environment isn’t inspiring, and it is bringing me down. I need to bring my energy back up.
  • I need to be out in the world again. I need to find some groups to volunteer with and to meet new people.
  • I need to reconnect with some of the people I enjoy. 

Starting Over

I have said that I am starting over in 2026. It will actually be a whole life that is more aligned with who I am authentically.  I can’t get over specific threads in my life that keep coming up. Who knows how they will tie together, but they will. How exciting!

I am not finished. I am getting started on this era of my life.