What Are You Waiting For?

​I had a conversation with a work colleague yesterday. The conversation was almost over when, somehow, we found ourselves talking about Chinese zodiac symbols. Actually, she did all the talking and I did all the listening, because I honestly know nothing about them.

But as she talked, I started getting goosebumps. It was as if our planned conversation had only been the warm-up, and this unplanned direction was what we were actually meant to talk about.

She told me that according to the lunisolar calendar used in China and much of East Asia, last year was the Year of the Snake and this year is the Year of the Horse. So what exactly does that mean?

As she described it, the Year of the Snake is associated with shedding skin (transformation), introspection, inner work and healing, patience, and renewal after loss. Snake years are often described as seasons when what was hidden becomes clearer, old identities are shed, and people process deep emotional or spiritual layers of their lives.

Nothing could describe my 2025 better than that.

So what about the Horse?

The Horse, she told me, is all about movement. Courage. Momentum. Taking risks and making decisions in line with your calling and purpose. It’s everything you might imagine in a horse in full gallop.

The Year of the Horse is when clarity turns into direction. It’s the year people feel called to run, build, act, launch, or leave. It’s when constraints loosen and energy feels uncontained and alive. As I’ve imagined my 2026, I have imagined it feeling like exactly that.

When our conversation ended, I didn’t feel an urge to run out and buy a Chinese zodiac calendar, but I did feel like God had put my friend on the other end of my screen for a reason. As I’ve stepped into this new year, I’ve felt an urge to climb on the horse in many areas of my life. Yesterday I heard God whisper:

“What are you waiting for?”

Did you shed anything last year that has left you feeling ready to gallop? Did you have a “snake year” that now has you ready to embrace the Horse?

If so, let me ask you:

What are you waiting for?