Word Of The Year: Choosing An Intention For 2026

Do you choose a word to define your year and help you align with your intentions? A word of the year can be a lovely practice to help keep you focused on what matters most to you.

Choosing a specific word can be a beautiful way to find a sense of grounding, connection, and alignment with your dreams for 2026. This can be a word that feels uplifting, holds personal meaning to you, and helps you honour your path for this year.

A word of the year offers a soft approach to aligning with what you want - one that allows you to move through the year intuitively; with awareness and mindfulness. It becomes something that gently reminds you of how you want to live, feel, and show up as the year unfolds.

How to choose your word.

Choosing your word doesn’t need to be rushed. In fact, the most resonant words often arrive slowly.

Try reflecting on these questions in your journal:

• What energy do I want to bring into my life this year?

• What word feels uplifting?

• What word feels like home?

• What word helps me find the emotion of what I want?

Some examples might be:

Ease. Devotion. Expansion. Tenderness. Clarity. Rhythm. Presence. Trust. Renewal. Abundance. Appreciation. Kindness. Love. Peace. Divinity. Magic. Wholeness. Happiness. Joy. Bliss. Freedom. Blessed.

There is no right word - only the one that helps you feel the way you want to feel.

Let your word guide you.

Once chosen, let your word gently guide you in your daily life. This is about cultivating mindfulness. Your word will become a steady touchstone, something you can return to whenever you need clarity, grounding, or encouragement.

You may choose to print your word and place it where you’ll see it often. This way, you are allowing it to weave itself into your everyday moments.

Here are a few simple ways to keep your word close:

• Tuck it into your journal or planner

• Place it on your vision board

• Display it near your workspace

Over time, your word will take on a deeper meaning. The power of your word comes from the relationship you build with it; how you listen to it, return to it, and allow it to guide you. Let your word inspire you in how you care for yourself, how you move through your days, and how you gently align with what matters most.

Feel free to change your word.

You don’t have to hold onto one word for an entire year. Your word is not a promise you have to keep or a goal you must reach - it’s simply a guide, here to support you as you move through your days.

When a word has served its purpose, or when its meaning feels complete, you may naturally feel drawn toward a new one. That intuitive knowing is something to trust. Give yourself permission to follow what feels best to you.

A new word may come to you around your birthday. It might arrive with the shift of a season, or gently arise at the start of a new month. You may choose to work with one word for a long time, or let different words guide you along the way. All of it is good.

Let this practice be flexible, intuitive, and supportive - changing as you do.

As you move through your days, let your word grow with you, shift with you, and offer gentle guidance along the way. Your word can be a beautiful reminder of how you can shift into the emotion of what you want to create; which is the same as finding the vibration of what you desire.

And when you find that frequency consistently, everything that you want can manifest with ease.

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