One WORD - One YEAR

✨ PIVOT ✨

My Word for 2026

Every year, I choose a word—not as a goal, not as a resolution, and definitely not as a pressure-filled checklist. I choose a word as a companion. A guide. A lens through which I live, work, and respond to what life brings.

For 2026, my word is:

PIVOT.

And no—this word didn’t come from panic or frustration.
It came from resolve.

Let Me Back Up for a Moment

Words tell stories, especially when you look at them together.

• 2023 — Growth

• 2024 — Momentum

• 2025 — Surrender

These words weren’t random. They were layered. Earned.

Growth was about learning, stretching, and becoming—both personally and as a business owner who had no idea what she was doing when Butterflies + Halos began in 2022…but believed it could be something meaningful.

Momentum carried that growth forward. It was movement. Courage. Visibility. Saying yes. Sharing more. Showing up even when it felt uncomfortable.

Then came Surrender.

Surrender asked me to loosen my grip—to stop forcing outcomes and trust that the seeds already planted would grow in their own timing. It wasn’t giving up. It was letting go of control while staying rooted in purpose.

And when you surrender…the next step isn’t pushing harder.

It’s pivoting.

What Pivot Means to Me

A pivot is not starting over.
It’s not quitting.
It’s not abandoning what works.

A pivot is a wise turn.

It’s taking everything you’ve learned—what worked, what didn’t, what felt aligned, what didn’t—and adjusting your direction with intention instead of urgency.

Personally, pivot means this:
When negative emotions show up, I no longer shame them or rush past them. I pause and say, “Something important is here—otherwise I wouldn’t be feeling this.” Then I ask myself, What do I actually want? And I gently turn my attention toward that.

That’s not avoidance.
That’s awareness.

Pivoting is how I adapt.
Pivoting is how I rise stronger.

Pivoting in Business (Especially in Grief Work)

This part matters to me deeply.

Business-wise, pivot doesn’t mean my work isn’t working.
It means my visibility, pathways, and positioning are ready for refinement.

I’m not trying to be louder.
I’m choosing to be clearer.
I’m not doing more.
I’m doing truer.

There is a fine line when grief is involved. A very fine one.

I’ve noticed that when businesses get louder—pushing harder, posting more aggressively, selling constantly—I feel an “ick” in my body. And when I feel that, I listen. Because grief deserves care, not pressure. Presence, not performance.

I don’t want my work to shout.
I want it to hold.

Pivoting, for me, is choosing integrity over intensity. Depth over noise. Trusting that the right people will find me—not because I’m everywhere, but because what I offer is real.

The Supporting Words: Trust & Receive

Pivot doesn’t stand alone.

Trust is the footing beneath it.
Trusting timing. Trusting intuition. Trusting that clarity will come as I move, not before.

And Receive…this one is tender.

Receive reminds me that I don’t have to deflect support, success, or rest. That it’s okay to let things land. That giving and receiving were never meant to be one-sided.

Pivot asks me to turn.
Trust asks me to step.
Receive asks me to open my hands.

If You’re Feeling the Nudge to Pivot Too

Pivot doesn’t mean something is wrong.
Often, it means something is ready.

Ready to be seen differently.
Ready to be shared differently.
Ready to evolve.

You don’t have to blow up your life.
You don’t have to have all the answers.
You just have to notice—and respond with honesty.

As we step into 2026, I invite you to ask yourself:

• What feels heavy that doesn’t need to anymore?

• What feels ready for adjustment—not abandonment?

• What would happen if you trusted yourself to turn?

Growth led me to momentum.
Momentum led me to surrender.
Surrender led me to pivot.

And pivot feels like resolve.

I’m ready to live this word—quietly, boldly, and on purpose.

✨ Here’s to turning with intention and rising stronger. ✨

With so much love,
Angie