01/21/2026
Beautiful.
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I’ve been really feeling the energy of these last weeks of shedding the Snake and the quiet arrival of the Fire Horse.
What I’m noticing, in myself and in so many others, is that this isn’t just excitement for what’s next.
It’s exhaustion.
Not the kind that comes from negativity or lack of faith.
The kind that comes from years of surviving, adapting, holding things together, and becoming someone new.
I keep feeling and hearing things like:
“I just want things to feel safe.”
“I want steadiness.”
“I want comfort and some breathing room.”
“I don’t want another lesson right now — I want a break.”
And I want to say this from experience: there is nothing wrong with wanting that.
This space we’re in is strange.
There is a sense of fire building clarity, movement, something new wanting to emerge.
And at the same time, the body is asking to slow down so the nervous system can catch up.
If you finally stop and your system immediately starts yelling “do something,” that’s not intuition.
That’s an old survival pattern that learned it wasn’t safe to rest.
Nothing needs fixing there.
Sometimes the most supportive thing we can do right now is remind ourselves:
I’m allowed to rest.
I’m allowed to want safety and steadiness.
I’m allowed to be tired and still moving forward.
Fire Horse energy doesn’t come from pushing.
It comes from integration.
And integration often looks quiet.
It looks like canceling plans.
It looks like listening to the body instead of overriding it.
It looks like choosing presence instead of proving.
If you’re feeling tired, unsettled, hopeful, and ready all at once, you’re not alone.
This isn’t failure.
And it isn’t the end.
It’s a threshold.
And rest is part of how we move through it.
