Chazz reveals ‘My 3 Words’ for 2026!

It usually takes me quite a few weeks to come up with “My 3 Words” for the new year. This time, it only took me a few moments. Perhaps that’s because I’ve been doing this a few years now. Or maybe I just have more of a sense of the direction I want my journey to go in next year.
That’s what the three words are mostly for. Something to guide you.
Created years ago by my friend Chris Brogan, who says the process is similar to a “reset ritual,” your three words are chosen specifically to help carry you through a great year ahead. He’s said the words are used to help you plan “the path and the process you take to get the results you want.”
To him, three words are easier to remember and maintain than creating New Year’s Resolutions or making specific goals. But seriously, whatever works best for you. This is just another option--you could do all three if you wanted to.
For those who are interested, Chris always reveals his three words on January 1. You can search for him online to find them. He also has a couple of YouTube channels, and he may decide to share them there, as well. Lots of people use the hashtag #my3words to share theirs, too.
And now back to my three words for 2026, I have chosen “Still,” “Let” and “Praise.”
“Still” is to remind me to “Be still...” and you know the rest, probably. According to the AI Overview on my computer (which I am using for the first time ever), the most famous “be still” verse is Psalm 46-10, which says, “Be still, and know that I am God.”
Another relevant verse can be found in Exodus 14:14, where God tells the Israelites, “The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” The Hebrew word for “still” can also mean to relax or stop fighting.
I chose “Let” from the popular phrases “Let Them” and “Let Me” from author and podcaster Mel Robbins, who wrote “The Let Them Theory.”
Are you stressed because of traffic or bad drivers, long check-out lines or rude clerks, people who speak insultingly to you, who ghost you or who never keep their word?
Supposedly, when you just let other people do whatever it is they want to do; giving up any of your usually instinctive natural desires to control another adult’s actions (to avoid pain to yourself), or be affected by their words, or even care what they think about you--you’ll find you have more time and energy to control your own life, including your emotional peace. And by using this theory, you should be able to enjoy  better relationships with the people in your life, as well.
It sounds simple, but I haven’t found it to be so easy. I am trying a modified approach. I go first to the Word, and always follow what God has to say on the subject. Jesus said to turn your cheek 70 times 7, forgive, live peaceably with all men, and love one another as I have loved you--all these remind me of some of the advice in this book.
The “Let Them Theory” has also been described as “a step-by-step guide on how to stop letting other people’s opinions, drama and judgement impact your life.”
As I write this, I am in my second read-through of the book—this time going slower and taking notes. You can buy it or check it out after I return it to the Clyde Nix Public Library in Hamilton. There’s also a lot of YouTube videos you can just search for and learn some tips on “Let Them” and “Let Me.”
The “Let Me” part is about not responding immediately to those offending you, trying to engage you in their own drama or who may be taking out a few bad moods on you in any way. You pause, breathe, be still a moment—and then choose how you will respond... Or not. Sometimes saying or doing nothing is the best response.
These are just some of my paraphrases on the book—some things that stood out to me. I could be wrong. I think part of my “Let Me” growth is it’s okay to not always be perfect or right. Let me explain the book off the top of my head the best I can. Let you look into it yourself if it sounds like something you’d like—and then let you describe it how you want to.
The last word I’ve chosen is “Praise.” I don’t think I can ever do this enough. God made this world, and He made every one of us. He made the lady writing this and you and everyone else who reads it. And He made us just the way we are! He knows our strengths and our weaknesses--and He loves us anyway.
I need to praise our Lord more. I need to praise Jesus, our Savior, more. I need to praise our Holy Helper, the Spirit, more. It’s been said the more grateful you are, the healthier you will be. Gratitude is healthy. And the more you focus on what you do have to be thankful for, the less you’ll see what you lack or don’t have.
The more blessings you count, the less time you’ll have to complain... about anything or anyone. And also, what you focus on grows. So, if I focus on my blessings, I’ll see even more of the blessings in my life.
I am excited about using “Still,” “Let” and “Praise” as guideposts for my new year. And I’m going to go ahead and start now. “Let” me “still” my thoughts and speak from my heart in “praise” to the One who makes every word I write possible.
I praise You, Lord, for a new year. I praise You for helping me through every single day of 2025. I ask for Your blessings on all those I love and all those You love--which are all Your children on this earth. I am so grateful for Your Greatest Gift--salvation--through Your Son, Jesus Christ, and  the future He has made possible--to one day join everyone I love in Your Heavenly Home for eternity. To God Be The Glory! Happy New Year!