Happy Chinese New Year!
February 1st is the beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year festival. And 2022 is the year of the Yang Water Tiger, meaning this will be a very active year. 2022 will take on the characteristics of this Chinese Zodiac Animal.
People born in the year of the Water Tiger are admired for their strength, daring, and courage in fighting evil. They are smart, humorous, and good at socializing. Water Tigers are adaptable, open-minded, and more in touch with their emotions. They tend to be lucky with money.
Year of the Water Tiger 2022 Trends for You
2021 was the Year of the Metal Ox, meaning slow and steady progress. Sometimes so slow it felt like no progress at all.
2022 is an energetic year, a time for making big changes, risk-taking, and adventure. The Water element brings out intense emotions. Use the wisdom of the Water element to understand the deeper source of emotions, both yours and others.
After two years of pandemic restrictions, this may be the year to fly with your dreams, finding enthusiasm for ourselves and others again, combined with generosity and a desire for social progress. It is important to guide your big decisions and big emotions by tapping into both your wise intuitional self and your rational logical self. And, keep your ego in check.
Using the inherent energy of this year, actively pursue interests and goals. Projects completed this year will have a lasting impact. Projects begun this year aiming toward the future will have extra support this year.
The forward momentum of the year will not be without delays. Use the Water aspect of this year’s Tiger to go with the flow when progress is stalled, and go deeper seeking to understand their underlying causes.
Year of the Water Tiger 2022 Trends Summary
Stay focused and active in achieving your goals, while seeking a deeper understanding of the people and events around you this year.
2022 may feel like a roller coaster ride with many ups and downs. Tighten your seat belt, by the end of the year you will see overall gains.
Mercury Moves Forward
Good News: Mercury, the ruler of communications and electronics, will be going direct on Thursday, Feb 3, 2022. That means the delays, breakdowns, and miscommunications that have made the last three weeks difficult, will resolve and allow forward motion.
Thich Nhat Han
Zen Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Han died last week at the age of 95. He generously shared his wisdom with us in the West. Here is a quote from one of his books in honor of him.
“The best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment.”
– Thich Nhat Han, Living Buddha, Living Christ.
Gung Hoy Fat Choy!!!
I will be teaching an in-person class for Arlington Community Education,
this Wednesday, Feb 3, 2022 on
Hygge and Interior Psychology: How to Have Fun This Winter.