January Energy for Cancer

Dear Cancer,

This is a particularly watery, emotional month…even for you! You have been feeling pressured to perform lately which has been really stressful. You may feel unfairly criticized or perhaps there is a lack of collaboration that is heightening your stress. To meet these demands you have tried to leave behind your heart and harness an expansive, independent persona that goes against your natural energy. This has left you feeling creatively and emotionally drained. If you continue in this fashion, you will find yourself even more unbalanced and consequently, more vulnerable.

Your advice is to return to your heart as your base of operations, even if it means reacting emotionally to an unkind word or harsh criticism. Emotional reactions are just as valid as icy, intellectual ones. As you find your way back to your authentic self, resist the temptation to indulge in your usual negative self-talk. Don’t fret too much because you will soon find a way to use your emotional intuition to arrive at a win-win solution.

January 2015: Cancer