Most of the time, we are not standing at a single defining crossroads. Instead, we are navigating hundreds of moments in which we decide how to respond, how to participate, how to understand, and how to relate to our own lives. These choices may appear subtle and easily overlooked while they are happening, yet over time they form direction and identity.

The only certainty I can see for 2026 is that each of us will make what feels like an endless number of choices. Some will be significant, while many will unfold in ways only we can see. No matter the subject, we are constantly deciding what to tend, what to tolerate, what to release, and what to risk.

Because of that, I’ve been reflecting on what it means to choose in a way that I can live with.

There is a passage from Viktor Frankl that has remained a guiding idea for me:

“Between stimulus and response there is a space.
In that space is our power to choose our response.
In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”