With a New Year comes renewed purposes, hopes, and dreams. As we begin 2026, I wish nothing but the best for everyone, especially those who are struggling, alone, or feeling lost.
In the stillness of time we feel at this point of the year, before reality kicks back in for many after these days of pause, I hope you can look back with gratitude at all that you’ve done and learned over the last 12 months—and, in fact, years.
Perhaps things have been a bit difficult lately. You may be grieving, you may have lost someone, or you may be anxiously waiting for important news, or for recovery from whatever is bothering you. It is at times like these that we must remember that hope is not only a noun, but also a verb—one that pushes us forward, keeps us moving, and helps us believe in ourselves and in our surroundings.
For this year, may you find peace within yourself and clarity in the truth. May you get that job, promotion, or scholarship, be accepted into the major you so deeply desire, or finally start the project you have in mind. May you find love, or free yourself from toxic patterns. May you or your loved ones overcome sickness or financial difficulties. May you find yourself, and have the courage to keep moving forward and to feel at home within yourself.
Be kind, be hopeful, and be there for others. In a world marked by selfishness and hatred, these things make a difference—not just for others, but for ourselves as well.
Whatever you may believe in, wherever you may be from, whatever your ethnicity may be, whoever you may love, or whatever your ideologies may be, remember this: we are all one. The things that make us different should be reasons to unite us and to strengthen our shared humanity.
Wishing you a happy New Year.