03/01/2026
For the last few weeks, I've been doing my annual ritual: reviewing what worked, what didn't, and choosing a single word to anchor my new year.
This year's word found me through a Substack post, and the second I read it, I knew.
GLIMMER.
A glimmer is the tiny moment of calm, joy, or peace that regulates your nervous system. The village church catching the light. The client email that made you smile. The coffee with a lovely heart in it.
We're taught to work towards joy. To earn it after the launch, the goal, the "when things calm down."
But joy doesn't wait for the tidy ending. It's here now, in the middle of the mess, if we train ourselves to notice it.
I have a 10-minute framework I use every year to find my word, and I want to share it with you.
👉 Comment WORD26 and I'll send it over.
What's your word for 2026? Tell me in the comments.
xo, Louise 🧘🏽♀️