02/21/2026
TAKING A STANCE MEDITATION FOR 2026
Inviting the Muse: Art for Joy
Close your eyes.
Let your feet feel the ground beneath you.
Not as floor —
as earth.
Take one breath
as though your ribs widen sideways.
And another.
Imagine now
that you are standing beside a horse.
Not riding.
Not directing.
Simply beside.
You do not need to see it clearly.
Just sense its presence.
Warm.
Breathing.
Alive.
Notice:
It does not hurry.
It does not predict the year ahead.
It stands.
Listening.
Through its skin.
Through its hooves.
Through the ground itself.
Stay there a moment.
Beside.
Now notice:
The horse is aware of what approaches
long before it arrives.
A shift in wind.
A change in light.
A distant tremor.
And yet —
It does not brace.
It does not resist.
It adjusts.
Weight through one leg.
Then another.
A listening body.
Let yourself imagine:
Your body
is also such a body.
Capable of sensing.
Adjusting.
Trusting.
2026 does not need to be solved.
It can be met.
Feel now:
The road rising.
Not as burden.
But as terrain.
The horse beside you does not ask:
“Can we control this?”
It asks only:
“Can we travel together?”
Place a hand on its neck.
Warmth.
Muscle.
Life.
Let gratitude arise
for the body that carries you.
For breath.
For weight.
For movement.
For the ability
to begin again.
This year is not about mastery.
It is about stepping forward.
With listening.
With steadiness.
With companionship.
When you’re ready,
open your eyes.
and return to the room,
your breath,
your self.
FEB 19 PROJECT: 2026 HORSE TOTEM
Intention:
This is not decoration.
This is relationship.
You are not designing a horse —
you are meeting a guide for the year.
HOW TO DO:
You already have a simple horse head outline with “2026” below it.
Use this as your base.
1. Slowly redraw the lines.
Let your hand “listen” as you trace.
2. Add marks that represent:
- steadiness
- sensing
- forward movement
- trust
(Lines, texture, pattern, symbols — anything that feels right.)
3. Consider including:
- pathways
- breath lines
- ground textures
- light or direction
4. Let “2026” become part of the form
(woven into the mane, bone, horizon, or field).
5. Realism is not needed.
This is a totem.
A companion image.
CLOSING REFLECTION:
When finished, ask:
What quality does this horse bring to my year?
Not:
What will happen?
But:
How will I meet it?
