As we close this energetic cycle and step into Fire Horse momentum, we are not rushing forward. We are releasing.We are stabilizing.We are expanding from safety. Take 30–45 minutes. Light a candle. Breathe slowly. Let your body settle. 🐍 PART 1 — SHED THE SKIN Answer honestly: 1. Where did I outgrow my environment this year? 2. What patterns kept repeating? 3. What did I tolerate that drained me? 4. What fear quietly influenced my decisions? 5. Where did I shrink instead of speak? Now the deeper layer: - What part of me felt safer staying stuck? - What identity am I officially done carrying? Write this sentence and complete it: I release the version of me who believed ___________________. When you finish, take three slow breaths and imagine that version softening and dissolving. 🔥 PART 2 — STABILIZE YOUR FOUNDATION Before expansion, we create safety. Journal: 1. What does “grounded” mean to me in this next season? 2. What habits help my nervous system feel steady? 3. What drains my energy immediately? 4. What boundaries need strengthening? 5. What does sustainable success look like? Complete this: I expand best when I feel ___________________. 🐎 PART 3 — FUTURE CAST YOUR NEXT YEAR Now write as if it is the end of your most aligned year yet. Begin with: It is the end of this next year and I am proud because… Include: - The income I normalized: - The boundaries I kept: - The way my body feels: - The risks I took: - The opportunities I said yes to: - The relationships that deepened: - The version of me I became: Be specific. Numbers create clarity. Clarity builds momentum. 🔥 FINAL DECLARATION PAGE On a fresh page write: I am no longer available for: - - - I am choosing: - - - Close with: I do not chase expansion.I build the capacity to hold it.

What’s one thing you’ve blamed yourself for that might actually be your body communicating?

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I want to start this month by saying something clearly — because I know many of you are carrying this quietly. If it feels like your body, your energy, or your weight isn’t responding the way it used to…you are not failing. Force just stopped working. For a long time, many of us were taught that progress comes from pushing harder —more discipline, more control, more effort. And for a while, that worked. Until midlife. What most women aren’t told is that midlife isn’t a motivation problem. It’s a nervous system conversation. Your body isn’t resisting you. It’s protecting you. And when we respond to protection with more pressure, the body holds on tighter —to weight, to fatigue, to stress. This month inside this space, we’re going to do something different. We’re going to focus on: • safety before force • support before discipline • listening before fixing Because nothing releases until it feels safe. And you don’t need to earn that safety —you deserve it simply by being here. 💬 Reflection Prompt Take a moment and answer this in the comments (or just for yourself): Where have you been pushing your body when it might be asking for support instead? There’s no right answer.No fixing required.Just honesty. This space exists so you don’t have to do this alone —or keep questioning yourself in silence. Be gentle today.Your body is listening. — Victoria

🌴 Caribbean Coconut Chickpea Curry Serves: 4Vibe: Rich, saucy, gently spicy, slightly sweet, BIG flavor 🧄 Ingredients - 1 tbsp coconut oil - 1 small onion, finely diced - 3 cloves garlic, minced - 1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated - 1–1½ tbsp Caribbean curry powder (or Jamaican curry) - ½ tsp ground allspice - ½ tsp smoked paprika - ¼–½ tsp cayenne or scotch bonnet hot sauce (to taste 🌶️) - 1 tbsp tomato paste - 2 cans chickpeas, drained & rinsed - 1 can full-fat coconut milk - ½ cup vegetable broth (or water) - 1 tsp sea salt (adjust to taste) - ½ tsp black pepper - 1 tsp coconut sugar or brown sugar - Juice of ½ lime - Optional but amazing: 🌿 To Finish - Fresh cilantro or parsley - Sliced green onion - Extra lime wedges 🍳 Instructions 1. Build the baseHeat coconut oil over medium heat. Add onion and sauté 4–5 minutes until soft and lightly golden. 2. Wake up the spices Add garlic, ginger, curry powder, allspice, smoked paprika, and cayenne. Stir constantly for 30–60 seconds until fragrant (this step = flavor bomb 💣). 3. Deepen the sauceStir in tomato paste and cook another minute to caramelize slightly. 4. SimmerAdd chickpeas, coconut milk, broth, salt, pepper, and coconut sugar.If using sweet potato, add it here. 5. Low and slowSimmer uncovered 15–20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thick and creamy.(Add pineapple in the last 5 minutes if using.) 6. Brighten it upFinish with lime juice. Taste and adjust salt, spice, or sweetness. 🍚 How to Serve - Over basmati rice or coconut rice - With roti, naan, or flatbread - Over roasted plantains or sweet potatoes - Next day leftovers? Even better 😍 🔥 Pro Tips (this is where it levels up) - Use full-fat coconut milk only—light won’t hit the same. - If you like heat, a few scotch bonnet slices instead of cayenne = authentic Caribbean fire. - Add a splash of lime + coconut milk at the end if it thickens too much.