OLW/Intention for 2026

This year, I tried a new-to-me way to let the Universe help me choose my OLW/Intention for 2026. About a week ago, I wrote down 13 Wishes for Me in 2026. Next, I wrote each of the 13 on its own small slip of paper that I then folded up and placed in a small blue bowl. Each day until yesterday, 12/31/25, I burned one or two of them out on the back sidewalk, so that I was left, today, with the one that would be my main focus. Excitedly, I opened the slip this morning and found…

Outdoor Walks

What? Out of all the lofty wishes I wished, THAT was the one the Universe picked for me? Really? I have to admit that I felt a little let down.

Until I went back and looked at my list of 13 Wishes. Outdoor Walks is smack dab in the middle of the list. It is the fulcrum on which all the other wishes balance. It is the heart and soul. The core. Without it, the others won’t exist.

Also, it turns out that if I want a single word to stand in for Outdoor Walks, there are at least 12 ways to name it…

hike
ramble
trek
tramp
wander
roam
stroll
saunter
traipse
explore
amble
journey

…and there is one really good way to sum it up:

PEREGRINATE (flâner, if you want the French version).

So it will be a year for peregrination, along with the other 12 wishes for 2026.

I’ll remember that “All who wander are not lost.” (J.R.R. Tolkien) and while I peregrinate, I will “Pay attention./Be astonished./Tell about it.” (Mary Oliver).

Happy 2026!