happy new year 2026!

Signed-off-by: vsoch <vsoch@users.noreply.github.com>

Author: vsoch

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+title: "The Fifth Decade"
+date: 2026-01-02 00:09:00
+---
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+Happy 2026! Let's <a href="https://youtu.be/WeJEHzY-tIY" target="_blank">start the year off with some dancing</a>. 💃
+This year I promise:
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+<ol class="custom-counter">
+<li>To continue to live with authenticity and integrity.</li>
+<li>To be inspired, diving deeply into ideas and learning.</li>
+<li>To adventure, and look for beauty in unexpected places.</li>
+<li>To not make myself smaller to make others comfortable.</li>
+<li>To push myself physically and do things that are hard.</li>
+<li>To age with elegance, and appreciate myself as I am.</li>
+<li>To believe a person when they show me who they are.</li>
+<li>To dance, laugh, and be curious about the world.</li>
+<li>To prioritize self-care and rest.</li>
+</ol>
+
+To little funny looking, goblin me: you finally grew above 4 feet. You'll feel out of place for a long time, and life is going to be hard when you enter adulthood. You'll grow from it, and you'll be OK.
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+This closing year, 2025 had a <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7TRSgnVkOR0opaprhYCCuWCoBYfGs8Ed&si=dTvYYiuTT7-uHuLC" target="_blank"> lot of adventures</a> with dancing, Flux tutorials, running and biking and beautiful places!
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+Onward to the adventures of 2026, still as a goblin, but taller! 💪
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