#beginnings

“Here’s to 2026!”

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As I sit here on the very first day of 2026, on a quiet Thursday afternoon, I can feel it: 

hope, gratitude, excitement and a sense of peace I didn’t know I was capable of.

Last year wasn’t easy. I lost my mom, and that grief changed me in ways I’m still learning to understand, yet in the middle of that heartbreak, family found its way back to me. Doors I thought were long closed opened again. Love showed up in places I never expected and I’m grateful for that.

I also lost a very good friend, gone without conversation, explanation, or closure, and while it hurt, I chose to thank them anyway. I thanked them for the years we shared, even if they never responded because sometimes people leave without warning and we may never know why. Sometimes endings don’t come with answers. Sometimes they just come.

But here’s the thing:

With endings come beginnings.

With heartbreak comes clarity.

With loss comes room for something new.

And today, on 1/1/2026, I choose to see the good that grew from the hard. I choose gratitude for what was, hope for what’s becoming, and excitement for what’s waiting for me  just beyond the horizon of this brand new year.

My mantra for 2026?

“Kiss it up to God and hand it over to the universe…and keep going.”

Here’s to a year of believing in myself, trusting the journey, loving the lessons, and welcoming every beautiful beginning that’s meant for me.

Happy New Year, my friends.

May 2026 be gentle with us, bold for us, and full of magic we never saw coming. ✨

Wishing you love and light,

~Anne Dennish~

“The First Day of the Last Month”

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December 1st always arrives with a certain kind of magic. It’s the first day of the last month – the final chapter of a story we’ve been writing all year long. 

And maybe this year wasn’t perfect.

 Maybe it held moments that broke your heart and moments that helped you heal.

Maybe there were lessons you didn’t ask for, blessings you didn’t expect, and changes you never saw coming.

But here’s the beautiful thing:

You made it here…

To this morning.

To this moment.

To this quiet breath at the end of a long year.

December is a gentle reminder that there’s still time.

Time to make peace with what happened.

Time to embrace what didn’t.

Time to forgive, to release, to soften and to open your heart to whatever is waiting just around the corner.

The page has not closed yet.

You still have 31 days to write something new, to surprise yourself, to choose joy and to rediscover hope.

So today, on this first day of the last month, be proud of who you’ve becomes…and excited for who you’re still becoming.

The story isn’t over.

In fact, the best part might be just beginning.

Wishing you love and light,

~Anne Dennish~

“What Does 2025 Look Like for You?”

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December is always a time for me to reflect on the year that’s about to end. I think about what worked and what didn’t, what was worth the effort and what wasn’t, and most importantly, I think about what I’ve learned about myself.

I take all these thoughts and put them into my “New Year Revelations,” because I don’t believe in “resolutions.”

“Revelations” invoke change in us because we’ve learned lessons that we don’t want to forget.

“Resolutions” are promises we make to ourselves that most often get lost midway through January.

So I’m gathering up my thoughts and writing them on paper. They will become my “New Year Revelations.”

And I’m looking forward to taking them all into 2025 with me.

How about you?

Forget about making resolutions. Think about your revelations from this year.

This chapter is almost finished.

What do you want the next one to look like?

Whatever it is, make it amazing!

I know that you can!

Wishing you love and light,

~Anne Dennish~

“Today I Can Do Anything”

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I used to pass these pictures on my way to work back in New Jersey. I was lucky enough to always catch the red light at the intersection in Asbury Park where these, and a few other pictures, graced the side of the building.

Today, as I listened to a Queen song, this picture came to mind. It was a reminder every day that I went to work, and a reminder now, that “today I can do anything!” 

And I definitely needed this reminder today. Life has handed me quite a few ups and downs in the last few months coupled with a few endings which I know will lead to some awesome beginnings! That’s the thing about life, the endings simply mean that the time is up for that experience and when we can learn and grow from them it can lead to a beautiful new beginning just waiting on the horizon.

You have to believe that “today you can do anything” and in order to do that, begin to “create” the circumstances needed to do it. 

It feels good to be writing again. I miss it so much and this picture reminded me that I am, indeed, a writer and one that shares her personal experiences in the hopes that it can make a positive difference in someone’s life and possibly in the world.

I’ve missed you all so much and hope that “today I can do anything” and it’s about time that I started to “create” again.

I love you all!

Wishing you love and light,

~Anne Dennish~