Year of the Horse

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Introducing my Blaze, in honor of the Chinese zodiac 2026 Year of the Fire Horse. This is a rare and dynamic event that occurs only once every 60 years. The year begins with the Lunar New Year on February 17, 2026 and concludes on February 5, 2027. 

The Fire Horse year is known as a year of massive transformative momentum. It encourages bold decisions, rapid change and breaking free from old patterns or stagnation according to the all knowing Google. 

I have much to do before next month. First I have to dust off my Feng Shui knowledge and everything else in my house. Mr. Shui is a firm taskmaster, commanding me to channel intense Fire energy into productive action while introducing cooling elements like Water and Earth to prevent burnout and instability. 

I already lean toward the unstable side of any equation ( I never did understand math, that's why I'm a writer and not a mathematician), so I'm going to work on preventing burnout. This has an easy remedy. I'm supposed to introduce Water through tabletop fountains, aquariums or a bowl of clean water in the center of my home which must be refilled daily. 

I would love to have a tabletop fountain (which I may ask either the Universe or both of my readers for), I would also love to have an aquarium, but don't want to force any creature into captivity, that wouldn't be very Feng Shui (funhng shway-ee) in my opinion. I can manage a bowl of clean water, but fear that refilling it every day may lead to burnout instead of the opposite purpose! 

I'm also supposed to use wood to fuel my success. So I am in the process of stacking cherry wood logs that I purchased for $45.99 a case. They are a gourmet wood and advertise as having an enticing aroma. Hopefully, by just sitting by my bowl of clean water, they will be the "fuel" that sustains Fire energy without letting it flicker out.

I have claimed the horse as my spirit animal. The toy I remember most from my toddler days is a small rubber horse. I remember having a major temper tantrum at age 4 when I found out I had a baby brother instead of a horse! (Sorry, Michael!) I have experienced seeing the wild mustangs on the beach of the Outer Banks, North Carolina. I purchased a Mustang Ecoboost in 2025. I drove a Dark Horse on the drag strip at the Charlotte Motor Speedway while participating in the Mustang Unleashed driving course, also in 2025. And someday, I still hope to own a horse of my own (like my Doppleganger as seen in my last article titled What a Difference a Dot Makes).

So dear readers, fire up your horses, cars, imaginations, to fuel your momentum and break free from your patterns of stagnation. Please comment and let me know how you plan to achieve transformative momentum in the Year of the Fire Horse. "Hi-Yo, Silver, Away!"

Sandra Warholic Seeley - All my life, and half of someone else's, I have lived in a humorous place called Earth. My muse is a tiny menehune from the island of Oahu in Hawaii where I lived for a year. Ernest Hemingway once sat under the exact same coconut tree where I did most of my writing. I'm also a sensitive to criticism Virgo who loves to get paid for writing and speaking funny stuff. Even though my mind is filled with volcanic ash residue and I'm still finding sand in my shorts, I will continue to write until my muse retires or I run out of pretty blue drinks, whichever comes first. Don't be bashful, email the author