Worthiness, Winter Wisdom & Inner Fire
I’m writing this at a time of quite deep reflection. How has the last few weeks felt for you?
For me, the end of December into January was quite the wild rollercoaster ride!! Challenges flying at me from every angle as I’m jerked from left to right not knowing where it’s all coming from! One minute speeding ahead holding on not to be flung off, to then suddenly coming to an abrupt stop early last week!! 🤣
Hopefully that gave you a clear image of how January has felt for me haha! All the while, I have been really trying to have my quiet reflection, going inwards that I always like to have at this time. But the universe clearly had other ideas for me – as things really shifted in very big and unexpected ways.
I share this, as I get the feeling that we are going through quite a big energetic shift as a collective – really being called to align ourselves with the life we really want. At least, those who are consciously living with the intention to grow and expand into the best version of themselves and really live the life they dream of.
- I’d love to hear from you – if you might have also experienced some big shifts over the past couple of months.
As much as I have been tested and really knocked by some of the challenges that have come up, I have taken it as an opportunity to rise to it, rather than let it pull me down. (As it really had the potential to.)
You know the type of challenge that just keeps coming and coming, that seems to gather up more things to push your buttons and make you question yourself and lose faith in what is going on.
And I am so proud to say that I really leant into it, caught the old patterns it was bringing up, the old limiting beliefs and self doubt and choose not to take the easy route – but really face it. And in doing so, I could really feel myself stepping into my power, in having this break-through.
Through the mounting stress of what I was dealing with, I took to my cacao and to going inward. To really feel into what it was bringing up for me. The emotions, the stories I was telling myself, the limiting beliefs and I worked through it. And really consulted my inner guide to navigate it. Really going deep into those slow, quiet moments where truth feels easier to hear. And it really got me thinking about this time of the year and how nature goes inward and sheds what’s no longer serving. And our natural stages of transformation and evolution are our cycles of releasing what no longer serves to make space for more aligned to come in. To fill ourselves with what raises our frequency so we become a magnet to what we want to attract into our life.
From Snake to Fire Horse Energy
Going through that experience, I’ve been really inspired by the idea of the energetic shift we’re moving through – as you’ve probably been seeing a lot – the Chinese astrology of us moving from the year of the Snake into the Fire Horse from 17th February.
Snake energy represents shedding skins, deep inner work, and transformation beneath the surface. Fire Horse energy, on the other hand, is about movement, freedom, courage, and momentum.
I don’t know a lot about this astrology, but what I do know is – intention is everything! If we really connect to this shifting of energy with intention and take its symbolism as an opportunity to invoke changes in our lives – it can be really powerful! Which is what I chose to do and I could feel the fire within me!
I think the reason why so many are sharing this right now, is because there’s a collective yearning for change, for the permission maybe to make shifts and the reassurance from what the symbolism brings:
You’ve done the inner work.
You’ve outgrown the old versions of yourself.You can shed what no longer serves to make way for swift change.
To decide…’how do you want to move through your life?’
As winter begins to soften, it’s important to honour what this season has offered.
Winter isn’t about visible growth.
It’s about integration.
Resting more.
Withdrawing.
Listening inward.
Shedding old skins.
If you’ve felt quieter or slower these past months, nothing has gone wrong. Seeds don’t bloom the moment they’re planted – they gather strength in the dark first.
February Embodiment Practice
The Self-Worth Ritual
This month, I invite you into a simple but powerful ritual to anchor self-love in the body – not just the mind.
You’ll need:
Cacao (or a warm drink),
a candle,
a journal.
Return to this ritual whenever self-doubt creeps in.
February often brings love into sharp focus. Hearts everywhere. Messages everywhere. And if life- especially relationships, doesn’t look how we imagined it should by now, this month can really amplify feelings of lack or self-doubt.
So I want to begin with a reminder that doesn’t get said enough:
You are worthy. Right now. As you are!
Not when you’ve healed more.
Not when you’ve achieved more.
Not when someone else chooses you.
Real love doesn’t begin outside of us.
It begins the moment we choose to treat ourselves with the love, care, and respect we desire from others.
We don’t attract what we want – we attract what matches how we treat ourselves. We become a magnet for more of the same to come in.
If Valentine’s energy feels tender this year, I invite you to turn it inward. Shift February to be a month of self-devotion, rather than self-judgement.
Ask yourself:
- What do I genuinely love?
- What lights me up?
- Who do I feel safest and most nourished around?
Surround yourself with that kind of love – friends, family, pets, community. Let your nervous system feel what love actually is. And then notice as you literally light yourself up to become a magnet to attract more of that to come in!
