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Where Readiness Becomes Action Reflections on the space where understanding gives way to timing—& change becomes real. ~ Verla Wade @ AskVerla ©2026 Optimizing words. Elevating wisdom. Threshold of February   February is one of the most astrologically significant months of the year, marked by pivotal transits that signal profound change, new beginnings, and accelerated growth.    With a Leo Full Moon, Uranus standing direct, Saturn re-entering Aries, the Saturn-Neptune conjun

From the Snake’s Completion to the Fire Horse’s Rise Reflections on the space where understanding gives way to timing— & change becomes real.   ~ Verla Wade @ AskVerla ©2026 Optimizing words.  Elevating wisdom . Prelude   As we move into February with the Full Moon in Leo and the opening of eclipse season, a new version of you is emerging.  This is the last Full Moon of the Year of the Snake, a powerful time for release, letting go, and shedding what no longer serves you.   

Threshold Between Years Series — Snake’s Completion & Fire Horse’s Awakening: A mini-series exploring completion, embodiment, and momentum—where inner refinement settles into the body and prepares the nervous system for clear, aligned movement between the Snake and the Fire Horse. Reflections on the space where understanding gives way to timing— and change becomes real. ~ Verla Wade @ AskVerla ©2026 Optimizing words. Elevating wisdom Part I: Standing at the Intersectio

Threshold Between Years Series — Snake’s Completion & Fire Horse’s Awakening: A mini-series exploring completion, embodiment, and momentum—where inner refinement settles into the body and prepares the nervous system for clear, aligned movement between the Snake and the Fire Horse Reflections on the space where understanding gives way to timing— & change becomes real. ~ Verla Wade @ AskVerla ©2026 Optimizing words. Elevating wisdom. Prelude: The Threshold Between Years

Threshold Between Years Series — Snake’s Completion & Fire Horse’s Awakening: A mini-series exploring completion, embodiment, and momentum—where inner refinement settles into the body and prepares the nervous system for clear, aligned movement between the Snake and the Fire Horse Reflections on the space where understanding gives way to timing— & change becomes real. ~ Verla Wade @ AskVerla ©2026 Optimizing words. Elevating wisdom. Standing in the Int

~ Verla Wade @ AskVerla ©2026 Optimizing words. Elevating wisdom. Introduction: Good decisions don’t fail because we lack information—they fail because we overlook what’s operating beneath the surface. After publishing The Seven Keys to Good Decision Making for 2026 , it became clear that three additional forces were quietly shaping outcomes behind the scenes. These hidden keys  influence trust, leverage, and resilience in ways most people sense—but rarely identify. As

~ Verla Wade @ AskVerla ©2026 Optimizing words. Elevating wisdom. Grateful Endings for New Beginnings — A Three-Part Series Part I: 2025’s Teachings, Offerings & Gifts - Shedding illusion, clearing karma, and discovering what remains when truth takes precedence. Part II: Standing at the Intersection - Integration, discernment, and the quiet rebuilding that prepares the nervous system for momentum. Part III: 2026 — On the Edge of Actualization - From insight to actio

~ Verla Wade @ AskVerla ©2026 Optimizing words. Elevating wisdom. LET’S CONTINUE OUR CONVERSATION… Moving into Part 2 of this series, we find ourselves in the uniquely fruitful time of January continuing thru February 16, 2026.  On February 17 the Year of the Fire Horse according to Chinese astrology officially begins.  What makes this time so potent is that as the snake energies are coiling down, the Fire Horse energies are awakening.     We are already sensing the di

~ Verla Wade @ AskVerla ©2026 Optimizing words. Elevating wisdom. HAVE YOU NOTICED? I don’t know about you, but I’ve been seeing so much in my social media feed about 2025 being the Year of the Snake 🐍 and 2026 being the Year of the Fire Horse🔥 🐎.  This sparked my curiosity... so I did a bit of research... resulting in the 1 st  Part in a series of 3.    First, I’d like to address where we are coming from.    2025 WAS THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE🐍 IN CHINESE ASTROLOGY . 

~ Verla Wade @ AskVerla ©2026 Optimizing words. Elevating wisdom.         We’re closing out the first week of 2026.  A new year is like a blank book. 12 chapters, 365 pages, 4 seasons, 8,760 hours.    You are the author.    This is your year and your book.  Ultimately you write it - the choice is yours - filled with unlimited possibilities!   Here’s to you writing the most fabulous story filled with success, dignity, and beauty for yourself and others.  And until we connect

Moment by moment we are making decisions. Yes—even doing nothing is a choice. Some of us stall, drowning in data until analysis paralysis takes over. Others decide quickly, confident we can course-correct as we learn more. And some of us hesitate, worried a single decision might rattle a relationship we depend on, trapped in mental gridlock.