2026 : How is it Possible?

Awareness, Blog, Communication, Inspiration, Letters, Support

January 12, 2026

2025 was a LOT!

Unexpected changes. Losses, and inevitably, new beginnings.

So much happened and I still feel like it’s just getting started….. and here we are, actually kicking off 2026.
 
I’m tired!! I still have a lot going on – thankfully, this year – all really great things. As is always the case with life, I didn’t see everything coming.
 
I’m extremely grateful to have the love and support of my people. You know who you are.
I’m grateful for the lessons I’ve learned, the work that I’ve done, and allllll of the coping skills I’ve developed!
I’m grateful for my magical love and life with Jim. And all of the signs I still receive.
And I’m grateful I’ve learned to receive them. And trust them.
 
It’s a Whole. New. World.
 
I’m not interested in pretending 2026 is going to be some clean slate.
Life doesn’t work like that. Grief definitely doesn’t.
What I am interested in is continuing to be honest about what it takes to live life after everything changes.
Some days it’s strength.
Some days it’s softness.
Some days it’s just choosing not to disappear.
I’ve always known that healing isn’t about “moving on.”
It’s about learning how to carry love in a world that looks different now. In a world that is uncomfortable with this me.
It’s about making room for the waves when they come, and not judging yourself for having them.
And I keep coming back to this: people don’t need more tools.
They need more permission.
Permission to feel it all.
Permission to say “this is hard” without someone trying to fix them.
Permission to show up exactly as they are, even if they’re exhausted, even if they’re angry, even if they’re okay for five minutes and then not.
That’s what I want this year to be about.
Less performance. More presence.
Less isolation. More support and connection.
Less silence around grief. More truth.
That doesn’t mean it has to be depressing and heavy. If you know me – you know I’ll make it anything but!!
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Because sometimes “support” looks like laughter.
Sometimes it looks like showing up.
 
And sometimes, support looks like doing one small thing that turns into something big. Case in point: that’s exactly what January 7th was all about.”
 
Bingo for a Cause
Beers for Tears Benefit Bingo.
Thank you Shorts Brewery.
 
For the chance to be in the same room, feel a little more connected, laugh a little, and be part of something that matters.
 
No pressure. No expectations. Just people coming together.
 
This is how we kick off 2026 at Griefhab.
Not quietly. Not perfectly.
But together.
 
Look for an in person event every month – on top of all of our usual virtual services.
 
Because grief doesn’t care what month it is.
And healing doesn’t happen in isolation.



Samantha Ruth LLC in Colorado has officially closed.
All business can be directed to Griefhab via sam@griefhab.org


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