With the year coming to a close in just a few hours, I wanted to post a few words that would (IMHO) best represent those shiny, brand new 365 days coming to a calendar near you. And the first thing that came to mind was:
Consequence.
In actuality, 2025 ushered in the notion of consequence through the many actions that were taken. Some were personal while others were more global in nature. Nonetheless, they initiated the conditions by which consequences occurred. I don’t have to go into details; no doubt you’re aware of the consequences of your own actions. And those global ones? Well, there are lots of 24/7 new cycles out there that have given those way more exposure than we needed or deserved.
So I wanted to wish you all a happy, healthy and hopeful New Year by sharing some of the consequences you can avoid (if you wish) with just a wee bit of effort in 2026:
Avoid speaking in anger, and you’ll refrain from drowning in regret.
Let the logic in your mind drive the passion in your heart and save yourself from the embarrassment of foolishness.
Focus on ‘this’ information rather than ‘dis’ information; the former gives opportunities to challenge and choose, while the latter only gives you the option to lose.
Don’t let colors represent who you are. Engage your mind then your mouth, and clarity will be available to all – including yourself.
Stop referring to your political choices as ‘parties’. Parties are for unbridled fun; politics are for the survival of a society. Besides, we’d all be much better off in reserving stupidities for the former rather than the latter.
Think of the value you have as a human being, of the value you wish to have as a human being. Then keep in mind that that also applies to every other human being. If you’re priceless, so are they. If others are worthless, then what does that say of you?
People are not illegal; illegalities occur through actions, not birth. If that were the case, then sex would always require licensing.
When in the spirit of giving, give chances, not ultimatums; love, not hate; a hand, not a fist; sustenance, not starvation; knowledge, not double-speak.
We were not created for profit; neither should artificial intelligence. Because if you do, you’ll be teaching AI to look into the benefits of Soylent Green.
And to expand on an oldie but goodie: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. And if it ain’t true, don’t allow it.
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