{"id":144,"date":"2026-01-01T01:33:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T01:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viewhaven.com\/?p=144"},"modified":"2026-01-06T04:49:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T04:49:05","slug":"2025-recap-and-2026-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viewhaven.com\/?p=144","title":{"rendered":"2025 Recap and 2026 Goals, Pressing On With Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p data-start=\"149\" data-end=\"210\">As 2025 wraps up, I wanted to pause for a moment and reflect.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"212\" data-end=\"452\">This past year, I spent time experimenting with social content on TikTok and YouTube for ViewHaven. The heart behind it was simple. Inspiration. Encouragement. Faith. A reminder that even on hard days, there is still something worth pressing forward for.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"904\">What became clearer to me as the year went on is how closely that work connects with one of my passion projects, <a href=\"https:\/\/happyb.io\/\">HappyB.io<\/a>. It is something I genuinely believe in. Not as a quick fix or a promise that everything suddenly gets easier, but as a reminder that happiness, or at least managing it, is something we can be intentional about. Small choices. Simple habits. Paying attention to what actually helps us feel better about ourselves and our lives.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"906\" data-end=\"1224\">I have written blog posts and recorded videos around those ideas, but I will be honest, neither the social content nor HappyB.io has received the focus they deserve. That realization is shaping how I think about 2026. I want a better strategy, more consistency, and more room to do the work well instead of rushing it.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1226\" data-end=\"1480\">Across everything I work on, there is one common goal. To help people. If that help only reaches one person, that is enough. If one post, one video, or one idea helps someone feel encouraged, seen, or motivated to keep going, then the effort is worth it.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1482\" data-end=\"1914\">I also still believe deeply in the idea behind coins and tokens as physical reminders. Something you can hold that quietly says, keep going. You matter. You are capable. What I have learned, though, is that giving things away, even for free, is harder than it sounds. On social media, \u201cfree\u201d often raises suspicion, gets flagged, or gets misunderstood as some kind of con. It is a strange reality, but one I am learning to navigate.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1916\" data-end=\"1963\">So as we step into 2026, the message is simple.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1965\" data-end=\"2095\">Press on.<br data-start=\"1974\" data-end=\"1977\" \/>Keep showing up.<br data-start=\"1993\" data-end=\"1996\" \/>Make each day a new opportunity to make a difference, in your own life and in the lives around you.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2097\" data-end=\"2204\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Thank you for following along, and keep an eye out for what is ahead. I am wishing you an amazing new year.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As 2025 wraps up, I wanted to pause for a moment and reflect. This past year, I spent time experimenting with social content on TikTok and YouTube for ViewHaven. The heart behind it was simple. Inspiration. Encouragement. Faith. 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