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Ep 57. Year of the Horse: Confidence, Action & One Small Step · The Manifestation Station

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  Music.
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  You're listening to the Manifestation Station podcast.
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  I'm your host, Holly Edwards, and together we can help create your magic.
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  Welcome back to another episode of the Manifestation Station.
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  I am your host, Holly Edwards.
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  I'm here to guide you, to snuggle you, to wrap you up in a gorgeous little manifesting
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  blanket, and we can learn some life hacks together. And have I got a juicy one for you today.
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  I feel like today's episode is one of those chats that I'm hoping,
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  in fact, I'm not going to say hoping, hoping suggests there is doubt.
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  I am categorically going to say that today's chat is going to find you at the exact right time.
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  So maybe you're listening on your walk or in the car,
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  or maybe you're lying in bed staring at the ceiling thinking about
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  life or doing the housework whatever your
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  energy is today today is the
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  day that we are going to talk about something something that's actually grabbed
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  my attention quite a lot recently and I'm going to say it is absolutely blown
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  my mind so it's been on my mind a lot honestly I think it's something so many of us have been feeling.
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  And even if we haven't quite put it into words, I've been, I'm teasing you now
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  because you're like, well, what is it?
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  Tell us, Holly, what is the theme of the episode?
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  But before I do, I'm teasing you. I have spoken about this theme and this topic
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  with quite a few people recently, and they too have been mind blown.
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  So that's how good it is today.
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  We are talking about, have we heard about the Chinese Zodiac now?
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  Before you switch me off, if you're not into astrology, just please hold,
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  I was going to say hold your horses.
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  That is a clue in terms of what we are talking about today. Let me tell you that.
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  We are leaving behind, this is going to become clear in a minute,
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  but we are leaving behind the year of the snake in the Chinese zodiac.
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  And we are about to move in to the year of the horse.
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  When I tell you what this means
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  I just know at
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  the other end of your airpods or the speakers that I'm coming out of you are
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  going to be going oh my god that is exactly me and I know it might sound a little
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  bit spiritual or abstract but stay with me even if you're not really into astrology
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  because this, honestly,
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  it explains so much about why the last year has felt the way it has and why
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  you might be feeling the way you are right now.
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  So let's dive into this. Where has this whole idea come from?
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  Let me give you a little bit of context so that you can catch up and we can
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  kind of figure out how this ties into your life, what it means is coming for
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  you next, which is the real key here, isn't it?
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  We all want to know, wouldn't we just love a magic wand or a really good psychic?
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  I'd love to see a really good psychic.
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  I used to go to psychics all the time. I say all the time, maybe like once every
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  now and again, but I just haven't been to one recently.
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  So if you do know of anyone, any good mediums that do good readings, I would love to know.
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  But I'm going to help you with this one because we can kind of work out together
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  what this means for you in terms of the year of the horse.
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  So this comes from the Chinese zodiac, which works on a 12 year cycle.
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  So each year is represented by an animal and each animal carries a certain energy
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  of the time and, you know, or a theme.
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  And it's not about predicting the future, even though all of those psychics
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  listening, please do reach out and let me know.
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  It's more about understanding the tone of the year.
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  And I have never really looked into this Chinese zodiac very much, to be honest.
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  But you may have seen it too. And there's a lot on social media about it this
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  year, particularly because this year of the snake that we've just had has really,
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  really resonated with so many of us.
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  And it's more about understanding the kind of lessons that it's brought up and
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  the way it tends to feel emotionally and energetically.
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  And that's how we can look. And actually, honestly, there must be so much truth
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  in this because I want you to let me know if this resonates with you too.
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  Because when I've been reading about the year of the snake and the year of the
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  horse, which is coming, I have been gobsmacked, to say the least.
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  So let's think about the years. Like some years, they're about,
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  you know, building our lives.
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  Some are about change. Some are about reflecting.
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  Some are about deep action. Or some are about transformation.
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  And the year we've just been in, the year of the snake, it's known as one of
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  the most transformative years of the whole entire Chinese zodiac cycle.
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  So which when you think about it
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  it makes a lot of sense and I want to
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  take you through what this might mean and what you
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  feel like you might have experienced the year just gone and actually we are
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  still currently in the year of the snake at the moment we are going into the
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  year of the horse in February but that will become clear because we'll talk
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  about the days I think it's the 17th I've written it down in my notes.
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  Don't panic. I will tell you.
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  So the year of the snake, the best way for me to say is that.
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  It hasn't been light and breezy. So if you're thinking, well,
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  Holly, my year last year was a bit upside down.
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  It felt a bit shaky. I felt a bit lost. I felt like I was changing direction
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  and maybe relationships have changed.
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  It wasn't light and breezy. And it's not really been a year in the Chinese zodiac
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  where you'll be like, look at me smashing all of my goals. It's not been that kind of year.
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  So think about your year for a moment, because for most people,
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  it's actually been a year where there's been a lot of question marks.
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  We're questioning everything in our lives. We've done a lot of emotional processing
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  and feeling a bit lost and unsure in current situations, jobs, relationships.
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  We're outgrowing people. we are outgrowing people, relationships, friends or situations.
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  Maybe like realizing things that you maybe didn't want to realize.
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  Things that have been slightly difficult to face. And it's been the year where
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  you suddenly think why doesn't this feel right anymore?
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  I feel displaced or maybe I don't know who I am in this season.
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  And to be honest guys that can feel uncomfortable.
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  And for are a lot of people. This may have shown up for you,
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  like questioning friendships.
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  Questioning romantic relationships, maybe feeling disconnected from things that
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  you used to love, things that used to make you thrive or make you feel alive,
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  maybe jobs that made you feel aligned.
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  And maybe you're feeling disconnected from those things.
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  You might have been feeling more emotional or sensitive We'll see you next time.
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  Or feeling tired in a way that rest didn't quite fix.
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  When I'm reading all of these out from my notes, it resonates so much with me
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  and it resonates with so many of my clients, my friends, my family, my colleagues.
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  What I heard so much of last year and January this year was, I'm feeling burnt out.
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  I feel like I need change. I don't know if my job suits me anymore.
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  I feel like I'm ready for a transformation.
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  I'm ready for a change of job. I want to bring incoming in a different kind of way.
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  But people felt a little bit stuck or between versions of themselves,
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  not quite knowing who you were or not yet becoming who you will become.
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  So it's like a limbo stage. And that is classic, classic snake energy because
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  the snake sheds its skin before it grows.
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  So the year of the snake Ake is all about shedding.
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  It's been, although it's felt uncomfortable, you know, all of these changes
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  and all of these emotions that have just cropped up that I've just mentioned,
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  although that might have felt uncomfortable, I want to let you know that this
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  is positive because even in that discomfort, it means there is growth.
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  By shedding our skins, it means that we are changing and sometimes that kind
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  of sits uncomfortably with us, even if it's good change.
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  But also it's meant that we're having to work through certain things in our
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  life in order to shed that weight and shed that skin.
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  Shedding doesn't necessarily look productive. It can look messy,
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  it can look slow, it can look uncertain, but it is necessary.
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  And most importantly, it is necessary to enter the next cycle of your life.
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  And this is why I feel that January this year has felt so off with so many people.
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  And I really want to talk about this part because so many people are feeling it.
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  And I know for a lot to people that January isn't always the easiest month anyway
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  but this year feels different.
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  This year has felt heavier for lots of people that I know and I for me definitely
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  last year and my January as well I'm definitely having moments of transformation
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  and definitely questioning and changing certain aspects in my life.
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  Now, January came with all of this pressure, as I've spoken about on my previous
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  episodes, talking about January.
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  You know, new year, fresh start, big goals, new energy.
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  But actually, so many of us have felt a little bit flat, a little bit behind,
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  as long as we've missed that New Year's resolution memo.
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  Now, if that was you and you're listening to me going, oh gosh,
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  oh my goodness that is me I don't feel like I'm my new you know new year new
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  me I don't feel like I've set any goals you feel like you're a bit stagnant
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  and stuck if that was you I just want to say you were not doing anything wrong
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  that's absolutely right you were not doing anything wrong.
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  Energetically the year hadn't shifted yet we still haven't shifted yet yet if
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  you're listening to this in real time,
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  we still have two weeks until actually just over until February the 17th when
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  this changes, this cycle is going to change.
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  You weren't doing anything wrong. We are still in snake energy.
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  That means we are still clearing. We are still letting go. We are still tired.
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  We are still unsure. We are still shedding.
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  So if you haven't felt inspired yet, if you didn't feel excited for January
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  in 2026, if you didn't suddenly become a brand new person on January 1st.
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  That makes sense.
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  I'm here to tell you that that is okay and you are exactly where you're meant to be right now.
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  You weren't meant to come out sprinting. You were still closing the previous
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  chapter. You were still closing the year of the snake.
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  We are still closing the year of the snake.
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  So from February the 17th, 2026, this is where things are going to change for you, everyone.
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  The year of the horse is completely different energy. And I'm hoping that you're
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  going, yes, yes, yes, Holly, this is exactly what we need. We feel like we need a shift in energy.
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  We need a boost. We need to be uplifted. We need to feel inspired.
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  Well, guys, energetically, that
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  is coming for you before you've even had to
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  do anything yourself that is coming for you the year of the horse is completely
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  the energy that you need to kind of kick start your motivation your you know
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  your manifestation or inspiration.
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  So where the snake is quiet, the horse is bold.
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  So we're going to look at these comparisons. The snake is quiet, the horse is bold.
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  So remember the snake quietly reflecting on relationships, jobs that you're
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  not happy in, feeling lost. This is quiet.
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  We're quietly shedding our skin.
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  But the horse is going to enter on February the 17th. The horse is going to
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  enter bold, outward, forward moving.
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  Think of it like the horse. it's big strong
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  muscles beautiful elegant but powerful
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  free fast energetic
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  so the horse is about momentum it's about confidence action freedom trusting
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  yourself and moving before you feel fully ready because this is going to give
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  you the confidence to move and flow in new directions,
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  with new opportunities, into new relationships.
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  And it's the energy of kind of saying to the universe, okay, I've shed it.
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  I'm ready now. It's like a whole new year. It's almost like even like the butterfly,
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  the caterpillar, the chrysalis and the butterfly.
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  You've been in your chrysalis. You are now coming out. You are unleashing.
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  You're like, guys, universe I am ready
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  I'm ready to manifest I'm feeling good I'm
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  ready whatever it is that you want to attract into your
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  life and it doesn't mean that everything is going to be perfect and all your
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  wishes come true it's not because you're going to have all the answers but because
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  you're done waiting and in real life in real life for you this might look like
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  maybe finally booking the thing that you've been putting off.
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  Maybe booking a new class, a new holiday.
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  Things that you've been holding back on. Maybe there's something,
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  a new hobby you wanted to take up.
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  You've been holding back. But this year of the horse, you're bold and you're
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  confident. You might finally book the thing you've been putting off.
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  Maybe it's applying for the job, even though you don't tick every box.
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  So kind of having that inner power, that inner strength where you go, you know what?
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  Suddenly this year of the horse has given me that little spark,
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  that little ray of confidence. I'm going to apply for the job.
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  Maybe it's starting a project that you've been thinking about for months.
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  What is it for you that you've been thinking about? Is it starting a side hustle,
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  a new way to earn money? Is it about getting fit and healthy?
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  Whatever that is, maybe it's starting a project you've been thinking about for months.
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  Maybe it's saying yes, saying yes to life, yes to opportunities,
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  saying yes instead of talking yourself out of it.
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  And I think that's the other thing that came with the year of the snake.
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  There was a lot of people that were kind of hibernating and staying in a lot
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  more and reflecting on themselves. and that could look sometimes like feeling
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  a little bit down and in the dumps.
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  Sometimes it might have just been choosing you and choosing to be cozy.
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  It doesn't mean you were necessarily upset and depressed but maybe it was just
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  kind of choosing to do less while your brain might have been working through
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  these things even subconsciously and shedding that skin.
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  Now for me personally, my year last year, I can honestly say to you that I just
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  feel like it matches everything from Year of the Snake.
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  Myself and my partner, we had quite a lot thrown at us.
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  We had some, you know, we lost someone very, very important to us.
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  And we've had various things, various things with transformation and change.
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  And, you know, sometimes when I reflect, I think, oh my goodness.
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  What a year, not necessarily, wow, what a year, but just, oh my goodness,
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  what a year, what a year of shedding, what a year of grief.
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  And, you know, it wasn't all bad. I don't, absolutely don't mean that at all,
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  but it was definitely offloading, rethinking and changing, I suppose.
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  So I wonder if that resonates with you as well.
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  Now, the other things that this might look like now stepping
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  into the year of the horse maybe it's just
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  being more visible being more vocal maybe
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  it's showing up on social media speaking up
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  in meetings maybe it's making decisions quicker
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  trusting yourself and trusting your gut more
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  quicker decisions I don't know about you but sometimes I
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  go to women into M&S for my sandwiches at
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  lunchtime and I will spend ages there thinking what
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  sandwich do I want oh my goodness if I buy the wrong one
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  now if you've heard of Dr Chatterjee he has
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  amazing theories and ways
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  to work I can't remember what the book was that I want to say four pillar plan
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  or something like that but basically what he talks about is micro stresses and
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  micro decisions and he says things like that buying a sandwich or choosing what
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  film to watch on Netflix the amount of times that we just scroll and scroll
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  and scroll and scroll. Who's done this?
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  When we go, right, movie night, let's sit down and watch something.
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  And you spend an hour scrolling and then you kind of lose momentum.
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  You're not fussed about watching your film because you've been scrolling for
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  so long that actually it doesn't work anymore, does it? And he talks about.
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  Implementing things to make decisions quicker.
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  So for example, I'm going off topic here, but it's something that I really love talking about.
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  But for example, if we're talking about the endless scrolling on Netflix,
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  he talks about that whenever you see something slightly interesting,
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  you add it to your playlist.
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  And when you sit down for a movie night, if you don't know what you're watching,
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  you go straight to your playlist and you hit play on one of those.
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  You don't spend any longer than five, 10 minutes, hit play.
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  He says that when you are looking to shop for something, so say it's like a
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  new iPhone or something like that, I can go down a rabbit hole comparing all of the costs,
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  all of the things that the new iPhone does. Well, hold on, this one has that
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  camera and da-da-da-da-da.
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  And I start having to become an iPhone expert.
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  And actually what he says is that's a micro stress.
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  It's quite a lot of weight on your brain. So you know what he said he does?
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  He calls a professional or he goes into a shop and he asks a professional.
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  You tell me which is the best phone. And they tell him and he goes, okay, great.
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  And then he knows. He doesn't have to go through all the ins and outs like I
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  do all the research. You're not a phone specialist.
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  Now, if you're going, well, what does this mean?
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  Honestly, this has changed my life, reducing micro stresses.
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  And this is why it comes back to me choosing my sandwich in M&S.
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  What do you like? Just go with what you know and
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  like don't try and mix it up like it doesn't matter make
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  a quick decision is it the end of the world if you pick the sandwich
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  that isn't right for today what's the worst that can happen now maybe you're
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  going holly i don't have this problem maybe this is just me but the whole point
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  is that this year of the horse it's also making quicker decisions for you yes
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  it's not just about sandwiches i promise it might just be quick and easier decisions
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  at work in your relationships in your family life.
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  And it's trusting your gut more. That's the key.
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  It's trusting your gut. It's not chaotic energy.
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  It's not rushed. It's grounded movement.
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  I think the year of the horse is about settling into your flow,
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  trusting yourself with this inner confidence.
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  You are radiating. You have this glossy coat, this glossy exterior like the
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  horse. Like I said, you're strong. You're free.
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  It's choosing to move forward even when you're not 100% sure where you're going to land.
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  And that is the confidence, that inner confidence that the year of the horse is going to bring.
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  And if you are feeling behind, please, please hear this.
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  If you are thinking, I should be further along by now, or I feel like everyone else has it figured out.
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  I really want you to hear me on this one. When I say you are not late,
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  you are not behind, you have not missed your moment.
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  I promise you that because I'm hearing this so much at the moment from my clients
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  when I do one-to-one manifesting.
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  I'm hearing all the time saying, you know, oh, I'm this age and I feel like
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  I've not met my soulmate yet, but what do I do?
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  I want to have a family and I feel like I'm behind and we're comparing and comparing
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  people's timelines You are on your own timeline.
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  I promise you, you are not behind.
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  It will all make sense to you. I promise. As your life unravels,
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  as you move forward into your flow, it will make sense to you that what has
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  happened at each point of your life, it makes sense.
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  And you have to have this inner trust that what will happen will happen at the
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  exact right moment for you.
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  Comparison is the thief of joy do not
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  compare yourself to other people's lives we look on
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  social media and we see these lovely loved
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  up pictures of couples and women with
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  their babies and in their rich houses and you know I get it I do get it because
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  of course it's just a screenshot a snapshot of a moment in their life and we
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  can instantly compare it to ours
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  and worry that we we're not there yet you haven't met your soulmate yet,
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  maybe your business isn't thriving.
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  I promise you this, you are not late, you are not behind. You were preparing.
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  The snake year has softened you. It has lightened your load because you've shed
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  your skin. It has taught you things.
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  Don't forget that if you have had that tough year, the tough year of the snake,
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  there will be lessons in there somewhere.
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  And I always say to people, even in our darkest times, in terms of thinking
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  about what good can come out of it, there will always be a lesson to be learned
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  in all of the things that we experience in life.
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  And that will always be a positive a lesson learned
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  will always be a positive so if you're struggling right now
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  the year of the snake has got you we're still in
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  it at the moment just think about what has
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  it taught me everything that I've been through through this last year and that
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  we're still going through what has it taught me it cleared things out that weren't
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  meant to come to you or with you so if you have experienced loss this year if
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  you've experienced some unsettling things at work,
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  if you feel like relationships or friendships have gone amiss, if you are,
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  you're actually grieving someone and you've lost someone.
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  It's the year of the snake has taught you, it's softened you,
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  it's made you reflect and it's clearing out any pain for you as well.
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  It's like pain and heartache that shouldn't be coming with you into the year
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  of the horse. and that year of the horse now is going to help you to move forward.
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  It's about action, it's about motivation, it's about moving forward.
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  Now this does not mean that you need to have a five-year plan sorted,
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  you don't need total clarity in where you're going right now,
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  you just need to take one small step.
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  One small step forward, whatever that looks like for you, whatever you want
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  to achieve, whatever you want to attract in, it's just one small step.
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  That's it. And the year of the horse, the energetic shift, I promise you,
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  is going to help you with that.
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  And you will feel it. Now, from people that I've spoken to and experts,
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  we have been feeling the year of the snake.
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  You will feel the energetic shift from February the 17th, 2026.
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  You are going to feel it. Now, also, can I just say, if you are listening to
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  this podcast, if you are listening to this episode and we are months into 2026,
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  or maybe we're into 2027, it's still fine.
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  It's still fine. You can still do these practices.
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  You can still reflect on the year of the horse, wherever
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  you're at right now you just need to
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  take one step forward so there's a little
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  ritual now that we are approaching leaving behind
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  the year of the snake thank goodness snake you've been amazing you've brought
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  lots of change and transformation but with love we leave you behind thank you
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  very much we have shed our skin guys our manifestors at the manifestation station
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  have shed our skins and we are waiting for the year of the horse.
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  Now, I have a ritual for you, something that I can give you to do practically
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  to kind of help signal the end of the year of the snake and to welcome in the year of the horse.
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  And it's something you can actually physically do, which is what I always like
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  to do. It's not complicated.
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  It's not over the top. It is just intentional. So if you can do this sometime
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  in the next few days, all you'll need is a piece of paper, a pen,
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  and just a moment to yourself. That's all I'm asking.
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  So at the top of the page, what I want you to do is to write down what I'm ready to shed.
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  It's that simple. What I'm ready to shed. And just let it flow.
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  This doesn't need hard thought.
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  It doesn't need hard work. I just want your words, your thoughts,
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  your emotions to come up right freely.
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  It doesn't need to be bullet point. Just write freely.
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  Think about it. Let it flow and think, what are you ready to shed?
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  What are you ready to leave behind with the year of the snake?
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  So that It could be fear, it could be thoughts of self-doubt,
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  feeling like you're not good enough for job applications or for dating or for earning more money.
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  It could be letting go of people-pleasing, maybe procrastinating.
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  Maybe there's things you've been putting off that you think,
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  I really, really want to do that.
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  Or I want to declutter my home, but I've been procrastinating.
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  Whatever it is that you want to
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  shed whatever you're ready to leave behind it could be old habits and you think
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  do you know what I don't really like it when I do that or I don't like that
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  about myself it could be an old version of you that you're leaving behind or
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  maybe a belief that's holding you back now I know from a lot of my one-to-one
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  clients a lot of us have these.
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  Instilled beliefs in us that are holding us back and it's a big part
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  of manifestation and it's a big part of
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  when our manifestations aren't coming to fruition it's
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  sometimes these core beliefs that we have of thinking you know
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  you can only earn a certain amount of money your
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  money can only come in through one course of income it could be that you feel
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  like you're not worthy of a really gorgeous person to sweep you off your feet
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  and you know to wine and dine you and to be your rescuer and your soulmate, whatever that is.
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  Write down what I am ready to shed. And please, please, please,
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  no one is going to look at this. Don't censor it.
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  Sometimes we go, oh, I don't know if I want to write that down.
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  Is that a bit embarrassing? Please don't censor it. Just write it down.
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  Then on a new page, write down what I'm ready to step into.
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  And then think about this. You can write down anything that comes up for you,
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  which is perfect. What am I ready to step into?
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  So it could be, I'm ready to step into my confidence, freedom,
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  momentum, trust, joy, courage, love, ease.
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  If there's anything in particular you are ready to step into,
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  like motivation for my side hustle, whatever that looks like,
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  whatever comes up is perfect.
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  Then take a deep breath in and say out loud, or you can say it in your head,
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  I release what no longer serves me I trust myself to move forward.
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  I welcome the energy of the horse. Now you can keep those pages,
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  you can tear them up or you can safely burn them and it will feel symbolic.
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  There is no rule to this task. There's no rule at all.
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  The rule is that you just let it flow and let it be you because the year of
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  the snake will guide you and the year of the horse will set it into action.
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  And that's the thing. It's not about action itself.
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  It's about the intention behind it with this ritual. It's as
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  simple as that we do this ritual I think it kind of
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  gathers up our thoughts and gets us
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  to really think about it sometimes we're hanging on to old beliefs and old habits
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  without even realizing it so it's such a great practical ritual to kind of get
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  involved in you can actually not only have to do this you know at the turn of
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  this cycle you know with the year of the horse coming you could do this at any time of the year.
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  And I think it's a really good way to kind of reset your energy.
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  Now, if the year of the snake has taught you anything, it is that you are capable.
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  You can get through anything that life throws at you, but I promise there is better coming.
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  There is better coming, guys. Get excited. The year of the horse is going to
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  bring us exactly what we need.
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  And you know what? You're allowed to move forward. Even if you're scared,
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  you're allowed to start before you feel ready.
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  I want to write a book about this step alone.
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  Whatever you want to start, just start. Getting fit, just start.
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  Put your shoes on, just walk around the block. That's it. Walk to the end of
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  the road, walk to the lamppost. That's it.
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  If you're thinking of a new business, just start.
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  Write down some notes about your business. Maybe put something up on social
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  media. just start, start before you feel ready.
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  You are allowed to trust yourself and it is time to move.
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  From February the 17th, 2026, we are moving people.
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  We are having a shift in our energy and we are going to feel amazing.
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  I truly believe that this year is going to surprise each and every one of you
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  in the most amazing way, I promise you.
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  So I hope you've loved this episode. I'm not quite ready to go yet,
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  but if you've enjoyed it, I would love it if you could send it to a friend of
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  yours. I always love to pass on the love and pass on the manifestation magic as well.
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  If you're not following me on Instagram, please do, because I want to hear your
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  DMs about the year of the snake. What have you been going through?
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  I love your DMs coming through. And also for all of you that have left a review on my podcast,
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  whether that's Apple or Spotify, thank you so
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  much I was reading through them the other day and you
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  guys are honestly honestly amazing I read
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  each and every one of them including all of my dms
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  that you've been sending so thank you so much from
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  me I'm incredibly incredibly grateful for you and before I go oh did I tell
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  you what my insta was can't remember it's at the holly edwards and at the dot
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  manifestation station if you want to drop into my dms now before I go I just
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  want you to take a deep breath with me.
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  We're going to kind of set this new intention. We're going to have a moment
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  of calm to shed our snake skins and step into our horsepower.
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  So please take a deep breath in with me.
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  Wherever you are, whatever you're carrying, whatever feels uncertain right now, you are okay.
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  You're exactly where you're meant to be You're not behind You're not doing life
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  wrong You are becoming your future self.
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  And if all you do after listening to this, honestly, is take one small step
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  forward, that is enough.
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  I promise you that is enough because what normally happens, you take one step
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  and then you go, oh, this is fun.
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  I'm going to take another one and another one. So that's all I'm asking is to take one step forward.
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  So I want to remind you to be gentle with yourself.
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  Trust the timing. Trust your own timeline. Trust the process.
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  And trust that what is meant for
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  you is already finding its way to
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  you everything is working out even if
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  you can't see it yet that's what I say to everyone everything
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  is working out in your favor I promise you that even if you can't see it yet
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  and you have to trust in the unseen thank you so much for choosing to spend
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  your time with me I'll be forever grateful and please remember you're exactly
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  where you're meant to be goodbye.