Happy New Year! How is 2026 treating you? If you’re like me, you started the year with lofty (but ill-defined) ambitions, then hit a brick wall and sank into despair after failing to reach those heights every day.

I have good news for you, though. My counselor gifted me a sentence yesterday that I feel called to share here with you:

“My worth does not rise or fall on anything I do or don’t do.”

I invite you to read that again. And again. To repeat it out loud to yourself. Maybe to write it out by hand and tape it somewhere you will often see it.

“My worth does not rise or fall on anything I do or don’t do.”

Your worth is not defined by your successes or failures. Your worth is not defined by how others perceive you. Your worth is not defined by your circumstances.

You are worthy and lovable, just as you are.

This year, I hope you treat yourself with patience and kindness, whether you achieve your initial resolutions or have to recalibrate…or whether you’ve made resolutions at all. Being yourself is more than enough. May you embrace this truth with your whole heart.

I am so glad we are sharing this planet. Thank you for being here, now…just as you are.