Your Great Reset

Have you been through it too?

I don’t know about you, but last year was one hell of a ride.Not the gentle, scenic kind - more the kind that shook everything loose.

It squeezed.It stretched.It wrung us out.And as uncomfortable as it’s been, I truly believe it was necessary - because we’ve been shedding and resetting.

Last year was the Chinese Year of the Snake, all about skin-shedding, renewal, and deep transformation. We were nudged (sometimes shoved) to face old patterns, uncomfortable truths, and parts of our lives that no longer fit. 

Change wasn’t optional.

💗 For some, this showed up as burnout or health challenges  -  your body asking to be heard.

💗 For others, relationship struggles brought long-standing patterns into the light.

💗 For many, there was grief — losing a loved one, a role, a home, money, or a version of yourself.

My Own Reset

Yes, life once again knocked me completely sideways.

Actually… backwards.

Almost two months ago I had a total hip replacement. I’m still recovering - and if I’m honest, I was in deep denial right up until surgery was suddenly on the table.My hip and I were doing just fine thank you very much - quietly coping, keeping the fuss to a minimum… or so I told myself.

Then BAM!

I was not prepared for how invasive and intense the whole hip replacement experience would be.I had a full-blown panic attack as I was being wheeled into theatre. Then I woke up to severe vomiting and fainting, followed by a bowel obstruction. Then came weeks of immobilisation, intense pain, insomnia, embedded stitches… and just to keep things interesting, a random dose of scabies (because why not?)!

Weeks blurred past as I lay on my bed, broken only by exhausting trips to the loo and brief physio stretches that didn't seem to do anything.

Christmas came and went. With no close family or friends nearby, it was just my partner and I facing the unknown together. It felt deeply lonely at times.But the hardest part wasn’t just the relentless pain -  it was how disempowered I felt.

I was so disappointed in myself, because I thought I was better than this! I couldn’t meditate or access my usual inner strength or my “wise” self, and staying positive felt almost impossible.

All I could think was, “I’m so tired of having to go through stuff again.” 

And...“Who am I to empower others when I feel so utterly powerless myself?”

My spiritual ego thought I’d float through this on a fluffy cloud with angels singing me back to health.

Nope.

I had to face the mess - the lack of trust, resistance, anger, pain, and the raw frustration of six weeks of barely being able to move.

It wasn’t until a friend sent me an astrological forecast - along with insight into the Chinese New Year - that it started to make sense and something finally clicked.

Our Collective Energetic Reset

Astrologically, 2026 is a year of transformation, a time to take full responsibility for our life and lay foundations for what’s next.

Numerologically, it carries the energy of 1: completion and new beginnings.

Last years Chinese Year of the Snake asked us to shed - to notice what no longer fits and release it, willingly or not.

On February 17th, we move into the chinese Year of the fire Horse, bringing momentum, freedom, and forward movement. But we can’t move freely if we’re still dragging old weight behind us.

This is why the shedding matters.We are being called to clear our inner heaviness and density. Releasing it by feeling it. This enables us to be a vibrational match with the earth's rising frequency - scientifically called the schumann resonance.

Where We Are Now

Before the pace quickens this year, we’re being asked to pause.

This is the cocoon stage -  where nothing looks finished, but everything is quietly rearranging itself.

So, My New Year message to you is simple:

Take some time to: Pause. Rest. Reflect. Reset.

Be gentle with yourself. Care for yourself as you would a small child. You’re not here to be “love and light” all the time - you’re here to feel and be real.

If you need to cry or shout, let it move through you.If an old pattern no longer fits, be brave enough to let it go.

And if all you can manage right now is Netflix and chocolate, give yourself permission -  without guilt.

This isn’t weakness.

This is your energetic reset.

Sometimes we unfortunately need to go into dark places, to see our light.

So just take a moment to reflect on what you’ve lived through:

The growth.

The grief.

The things you’ve already released - and the strength you didn’t know you had.

You might only know what you don’t want right now.

And that’s okay.

Clarity of what you do want will emerge in its own time.

Soon you'll begin to move forward unburdened, free from the weight that once held you back, ready to canter full pelt into what’s next.

As for me, bit by bit, my light is slowly returning as my body finds its new shape. I’m learning to trust the healing process  -  not in my time, but in divine time.

And when I find my feet again, I’ll let them lead me where I’m meant to go.

But for now, I pause.

I soften.

And yes - I binge on Netflix. 

With love,

Jakkie 💛 

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