Author, Mindfulness Teacher & Coach
If 2026 has turned your plans upside down, you are not alone. The energy of the Fire Horse has been intense. Fast. Unpredictable. And relentless at times. But before you start counting the days until this Fire Horse year is over, I want to invite you to do something different:
Whether we realize it or not, our thoughts, emotions, and attitudes travel ahead of us. We often focus on what we do in the world. What job do we have? What title do we hold? What have we accomplished? But perhaps a more important question is: What do people experience when we walk into a room?
Just as the Fall reminds us that even beauty must release itself, our souls remind us that we are meant to evolve. When you’ve outgrown your pond, stepping into new waters may feel uncertain, but it’s also how you discover your greater strength and wisdom.
It’s Monday morning. I walked my husband to the parking garage on 57th, helped him load the car, and kissed him goodbye for the day. He’s heading back to our everyday life and a business meeting. I, on the other hand, am staying in New York City for one more day, a birthday weekend extension. Today, the Met awaits me.
The ancient wisdom keepers knew something we have forgotten: that unhappiness is not the absence of more, but the absence of depth. We have become strangers to our happiness, living on the surface of a life that was meant to be an ocean.
Without a phone in my hand, I looked up. I asked a kind stranger if I could borrow his phone to call my husband. Of course, my husband didn’t answer a call from an unfamiliar number. I left a voicemail. Tried again. This time, he picked up, offering to turn the car around. But the train was about to depart
