I don’t usually buy into labels for years, but every now and then, something lands and it makes me pause.
2026 is the Year of the Fire Horse – a rare cycle that only comes around every 60 years. Whether you believe in astrology or not, the symbolism feels… accurate.
To me, this doesn’t feel like a slow year. It doesn’t feel like a year for overthinking.
It feels like a year for movement.
The Fire Horse is often described as freedom and strength. Freedom isn’t about quitting everything or burning it all down.
It’s quieter than that.
Freedom is finally saying what you mean, stopping the constant self-editing and choosing what matters instead of what looks good.
It’s not dramatic. It’s honest.
A few years ago, I thought strength meant doing more, working harder, pushing through, and holding it all together.
Now I think strength looks like knowing when to slow down, letting things be unfinished and trusting that you don’t need to prove anything.
This shift didn’t happen overnight. It came from listening to my body, my work, my relationships, and the moments where something felt off even when it “looked right”.
Fire Horse years are meant to be about rapid change, but not the chaotic kind.
It’s more like when something finally clicks, when a decision stops feeling heavy and when you move because you’re ready, not because you’re scared.
I don’t feel the need to reinvent everything in 2026.
I feel the need to commit.
To fewer things.
To clearer values.
To showing up more fully where I already am.
If I had to carry one question into 2026, it would be this:
What would change if I trusted myself a little more?
Not overnight.
Not perfectly.
Just enough to take the next step without talking myself out of it.
Here’s to 2026 🔥
🔥 a year of movement without rushing
🔥 strength without forcing
🔥 and freedom that actually feels like home.
Have a fantastic year, everyone!
Binh
Binh Doan 