I quickly realized one word of the year just isn’t gonna do it. I need 3. I tried 2, but it didn’t feel finished. Interestingly, many people I know feel the same subtle shift in 2026, as if we survived something unknown, novel, and exhausting the previous years and have only now come back into our own.
Arise
When I consider my goals, arise was but one piece. Arise is the initial action, within oneself. The next two words are a merging of the effects of arising.
I’ve already written a post on this word, so I won’t recap.
Align
I think of a cyclist. First, the helmet for safety. They’re prepared to ride, the decision has been made. Arise.
Then, the cyclist chooses a path. Where will he/she ride? Pick a road, a trail, a lane. Align.
Which leads me to the final word –
Arrive
The cyclist’s ride is complete when they have arrived at the destination. It may be an out and back, or a single circle. They finish when it is complete. Arrive.
Perhaps it is only because I am home on a snow day with ample time to consider all the things that I feel so at peace. The beauty of the snow, of the untouched ice, it really does magical things for the body and soul.
Alternatively, maybe I just wax poetic when the gym is closed. Probably both.
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I ask you –
How many words do you have for 2026? Any?!
(The post Trifecta of Words first appeared here at Running on Fumes.)
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