• The word CLAIM faded in the background with multi colored hands reaching

    Iโ€™m Not Revealing Myself in 2026, Iโ€™m Claiming It

    I’ve got it! It’s locked in, loaded, and ready to go. My word for 2026 is CLAIM. Behold and absorb the visual of me breathing a giddy sigh of relief. I flirted with some other real-deal contenders. But claim landed like a slap to the face that I soothed into sticking, and a friend helped me see why. Reveal wasnโ€™t strong enough. For me, anyway. I didnโ€™t need to show who I am. I already know. This year is about claiming it. Phase two of who the heck knows. Claiming the work Iโ€™ve been doing quietly.Claiming the parts of myself I held back while waiting to feel comfortable.Claiming forward movement…