Lines Between Living

 I don’t pick a word lightly.

Each one has been a crossing.

2023 was Surrender.

Not weakness release.

Letting go of control when survival demanded trust.

2024 was Authenticity.

Choosing truth even when it cost comfort.

Even when it stripped me bare.

2025 became Power.

Not dominance.

Power as self-respect, boundaries, voice reclaimed.

And 2026 is Sovereignty.

Because after surrendering,

after remembering who I am,

after reclaiming my power

the only next step is ownership.

Sovereignty is full agency.

Over my body.

My time.

My energy.

My choices.

No more asking permission to live in alignment.

No more negotiating my needs.

No more shrinking to keep the peace.

This word didn’t arrive suddenly.

It accumulated.

Layer by layer.

Year by year.

Sovereignty is the culmination.

The pinnacle.

The quiet, unshakeable knowing:

I govern my own life.

And I’m standing on that fully.

What is your word for 2026?