Hello to 2026 – Each day a new beginning

by | Jan 29, 2026 | Writing

I welcomed 2026 with the mindset of a NEW beginning. In spite of the turmoil in our state, country, and the world, I do something every morning to keep my equilibrium, inner resolve, and humor intact. Troubling thoughts and images intrude. I’m trying (really hard) to let them drift across my radar. It ain’t easy.

Three actions I chose the other day were like spiritual companions:

Eat breakfast with Hank; then read (We’re rereading Jack Kornfield’s A Path with Heart ) and talk of gratitude with said sweetheart. 

Step onto my mat to exercise.

(Meditation sign by Sammie Alijagic)


 

Meditate. To close my mat time I chose a card from my Rodney Yee Yoga card deck,  (which I think is out of print; but available used). His instructions are clear. His closing on each card is pure poetry:

The solitude of sitting allows us to touch the expanse of the universe. What we are doing here is honing the mind.  
 
I looked up the word. Hone: to refine or perfect over a period of time. Love that. No rush. No pressure. Just steady attention. EZ Does it.
The rest of my day was very smooth.
Namasté  
What begins your day in a positive way?

Ethel Lee-Miller blogs regularly about people, the power of words, and her writing life. She retired after 30 years of teaching, and semi-retired from coaching, and professional editing. Founder of the Eastside Tucson Writing Room based in Tucson AZ, she’s posted 100s of blogs, and is the author of Thinking of Miller Place, and Seedlings, Stories of Relationships. These days she writes to inspire, to connect with folks, teaching about the power of words, gather writers together, and for the pure enjoyment of it. Ethel enjoys teaching, speaking, and storytelling at Odyssey Storytelling, Artists Standing Strong Together, Tucson Tellers of  Tales, Center for Spiritual Living Tucson, New Story Pod, and anywhere there’s a mic or a Zoom room.