Gong hei fat choy!
What a great name for a book, isn't it? The Year of the Water Tiger. I'm sure it'll be on the shelves soon. But what does it really mean for the year ahead?
Just as we celebrate the calendar New Year on January 1st, the Lunar New Year brings a transition from the old to the new. Currently, the rigid ways of the Metal Ox are beginning to soften as the world eases into a more familiar rhythm.
As my good friend and mentor Debra Jones says in her blog:
The New Chinese Lunar Year (Feb 1st) has shifted us into the energies of the Water Tiger.
WATER is a feminine element. It is also the element of emotion and subconscious, of intuition and mysteries of the Self.
Water is a cleansing, healing, purifying, and loving element. It is the feeling of compassion, friendship, and love that can pour over us.
Water sustains us.
When we swim, it is water that supports us.
When we are thirsty, it is water that quenches our thirst.
(borrowed from Debra Jones https://www.debrajones.ca/blog/post/1662735/the-eye-of-the-tiger)
This is a year to be gentler to ourselves and to others as we all come out of the confusion and fear. To gather our good intentions and go to work on them. 2022 is a year of big changes and doing the work to create them while being fearles as a tiger but yielding enough to go with the flow.
What are your dreams? Perhaps this is the year to put those plans into motion.
To be as tenatious as a tiger.
To create that artwork.
To build that life you've only dreamed of until now.
To write that book.
To move forward in ways you've only dreamed of.
To transition to that job you've always wanted.
If you do plan to write a book, find a community of other writers who will support and mentor you. Reach out to authors you admire and take that first step of asking questions. Making a plan. Learning your craft. Letting your thoughts flow like water.
What are your dreams?
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Thanks for sharing, Diane. I love the tiger, and all the big cats. The proof is they are in my books and on my book covers. Wishing you a great year under the influence of the Water Tiger.
ReplyDeleteI love all your covers since I'm a huge cat lover as well! Wishing you a great year!
DeleteNice to know the Ox has gone. Water Tiger sounds like a much nicer year. Keep writing
ReplyDeleteIt certainly does. A little more go with the flow and less rigid!
DeleteTruly wonderful post! Am definitely taking inspiration from the Water Tiger!
ReplyDeletegreat post. we need the water tiger!
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize there was a water tiger. It is a wonderful combination of elements so I will certainly embrace it this year. Thanks for the great information.
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