2026 Aspirations
Not goals or resolutions, as this year I'm trying not to force anything that isn't meant to be.
My journal is worn out from all the reflecting I’ve been doing in preparation for the coming new year, knowing full well I have a lot to process and work through before I can feel ready to truly begin anew. Even still, as the clock is nearing midnight, I know there are more observations for me to have, and connections for me to make via writing. With that in mind, though, I don’t think 2025 Rozzy has the capacity for any more. There was a major part of me that wanted to force my way through a final reflection, desperate to feel like I am “properly” closing the prior chapter of my life before the assumed deadline of 12:00am January 1st. However, in every reflection I have been making, every piece of information I’ve been learning about the Year of the Snake (2025) versus the Year of the Horse (2026), and in the most recent tarot reading I recieved, the same advice keeps coming back: do not force anything. And so I’m not. I’ve already done so much reflection! Yes, there will be more to do, but I think the last bits of reflection about the year ahead have to be undertaken in the year ahead. 2026 Rozzy will do the last bit of legwork. 2025 Rozzy has done all the journaling she needs.
This is all a precursor to the fun stuff though— my resolutions! Which are not really resolutions at all :)
Do not try to gently inform me that the following list contains no “SMART” goals as 2025 has been a year full of me yearning to attack someone, and it’s liable to be you if you nitpick my aspirations list. I am quite content with how they’ve turned out, as they are the product of months of contemplation. And they exist with zero expectation. I will not force them into existence. I would like for them to be worked on, but I will not feel guilty over anything that isn’t met. They are here to guide me.
I aspire to give myself grace and room to evolve this year, to have “goals” that are not concrete, but malleable, that don’t need to be set in stone by the first of the year, but can be defined and redefined as 2026 progresses. I aspire to revisit this list monthly, and to reassess what still matters to me and what doesn’t, what can be added and subtracted.
I don’t have the specifications for these ideas yet, but they’re brewing around in my head and will be revisited near the end of the month, as discussed above:
I aspire to set greater social media limits and boundaries with myself regarding social media usage, and overall screen-time, too.
I aspire to finish making my priority watchlist for the year. Current ideas: the rest of Wes Anderson’s filmography, the rest of Agnes Varda’s filmography, the final Star Wars trilogy, the John Wick movies, the James Bond movies, and the movies my friends recommended me on instagram
I aspire to create a priority reading list for the year. Current ideas: Intermezzo, Carmilla, Eve’s Hollywood, The Woman in White, and One Hundred Years of Solitude
I aspire to try lots of new things, and be mentally okay when I am bad at them!
I aspire to get into more analog hobbies. Current ideas: knitting, pottery, painting.
I am especially interested in getting into more niche/esoteric analog hobbies. Current ideas: yodeling, diorama making, recitation (like they used to do at Victorian parties)
I aspire to learn more beyond the classroom and deep-dive into topics that spark my curiosity. Current ideas: fairy tales, rocket science, and rainforests & conservation (relatedly, I hope to watch more nature docs in 2026.)
I aspire to take voice lessons again.
I aspire to begin writing my short film!
I aspire to create a stronger spiritual practice, something to connect me to myself, my heritage, and the universe more holistically. Current ideas: learning more about Celtic spirituality, and creating an altar space in my home.
I aspire to start creating more moodboards, vision boards, and lists- specifically lists of the things that I like and that make me happy. Visual reminders are powerful tools for self-regulating.
I aspire to meet with a psychologist and get evaluated for a mood disorder.
I aspire to create a reward system for myself for when I do hard things that make me scared and/or stressed. Current (small and therefore more cost-effective) idea: purchase sticker sheets and decorate my belongings with stars when I desire them
I aspire to dance every day.
I aspire to move and stretch my body every day.
I aspire to take some sort of class. (Multiple of the aspirations contain this one.)
I aspire to get a passport.
I aspire not to drink alcohol except at celebrations (the wedding, mainly.)
I aspire to start carrying a disposable camera around.
I aspire to Live! I was not very present nor grounded in 2025, and I am excited to put intention into remembering to actually, truly Live in 2026. <3
I hope your 2026 will be fruitful!