Jennifer Koster

Merry Christmas Everyone! This is absolutely my favorite time of year to take some time off work, get in qualitu with my family and reflect on the year that has passed while envisioning the year I would like to create.

I have also been giving alot of thought to this transition from the year of the snake to the year of the horse. This blurb I found got me thinking:

The transition from the Yearnof the Snake to the Year of the Horse beginning February 17, 2026 (My birthday... surely that must be a sign!), signifies a shift from introspection and shedding old skin to bold action, freedom, and forward momentum, a powerful shift from quiet growth to dynamic progress, marked by the closing of a numerological 9-year cycle and the start of a new 1-year cycle. While the Snake year focused on inner work, healing, and clearing out the old, the Horse year encourages stepping out, taking calculated risks, and manifesting new paths with courage and passion, a natural progression from inner clearing to outer expression. 

As we head towards a new year and a new Chinese, it is important to be clear about what you are shedding, things you need to let go to you can move forward with confidence and excitement. I am spending the coming days really thinking about what I want to create in this shift and what I need to let go to become who I am meant to be. I am also trying to let go of those parts of myself, relationships or thoughts that are no longer serving, and with deep appreciation and love for the lessons they have provided me to get here.

Everything that happens to us happens for us. Acccept the opportunity to grow, and trust in the letting go.

I have been learning to surrender, accept the messiness that comes with transformation and get comfortable with surrendering to what I call the goo.

I was thinking about the metaphorphisis of a caterpillar to a butterfly and likening it to my own life and where I am. I called it the "ugly" phaae ro my dear friend and soul sister and she reminded me that after the chrysalis phase comes the most beautiful transformation. She then told me to stop it the ugly phase and to embrace the goo.

So - here's to embracing the goo and just allowing myself to go through this evolution of myself to evolve into the best version of me after loss, heartbreak and massive life shifts. There is a gift in everything, our work is to find it.

Thank you for that reminder.