Sunrise on Grand in Las Vegas, New Mexico, 2007. Credit: Mzuriana
Before I roll out my 2026 word of the year next month, below is a recap of years past:
2018: Courage
- January 2018: Courage 1: Malala
- February 2018: Courage 2: Audre Lorde
2019: Action
- January: Action
- February: Action: Legal Observers
- March: Action: Penpal
- July: Action: Escaping Despair
- August: Action: Lipstick and Salvation
- September: Action: A Refugee Shelter
2020: Build
- Build 1: After the Floods
- Build 2: Fronterista
- Build 3: "House"
- Build 4: Chosens
- Build 5: It Takes a Village
- Build 6: Elevation
- Build 7: Trail Building
- Build 8: Money
- Build 9: Health
- Build 10: Service and Activism
- Build 11: Relationships
- Build 12: Creative Life
- Lagniappe 13: My Rootless Goals
2021: Joy
- November 2020: Reserving My Word for 2021: Joy
- Joy 1: Word of the Year: Joy
- Joy 2: Music
- Joy 3: Surprise Vista
- Joy 4: Happy, Joyous, and Free
- Joy 5: The Science of Joy, Interrupted
- Joy 6: Color
- Joy 7: Birdsong
- Joy 8: Here and Now, Boys
- Joy 9: A Tomato and Onion Sandwich
- Joy 10: Let in Light
- Joy 11: Scentsuality
- Joy 12: Remembrances
2022: Disciplines
- January: Introduction
- February: Showers
- June: Daily Walks
- July: A Work Schedule
- August: Gone Dark
2023: Fear
- January: Looking Into the Abyss Without Falling In
- February: Fuck Everything And Run
- March: Forgetting Everything's All Right
- April: "Take More Risks"
- May: Feelings Expressed Allow Relief
- June: Face Everything And ... Rise
- July: Frustration, Ego, Anxiety, Resentment
- August: Face Everything And Recover
- September: Freedom and Imprisonment
2024: Migration
- February: Migration
- March: The Devil's Highway
- April: The Warmth of Other Suns
2025: Meditation
- January: Introduction
- February: Meditation
- March: Into Action
- April: May You Be ...
- May: Writing Meditation
- June: Walking Meditation
- July: Beads and Seeds
- August: Coloring
- September: Qigong
- October: Land Snorkeling
- November: The Facial
- December: Listening
