There is something particularly painful about looking back at a year and realizing that some of the things you desperately wanted never happened. Not because you didn’t care enough, or because your dreams were unreasonable, but because life unfolded differently from the future you had imagined.
Perhaps you entered 2026 believing this would finally be the year everything changed. You had plans for your career, expectations for your relationships, financial goals, personal ambitions, and promises you made quietly to yourself. You imagined that by October, you would be further ahead, more confident, more financially secure, or at least closer to becoming the woman you wanted to be.
