Trust the Push and Pull as You Move Toward 2026

When the Question Isn’t

If

— It’s

How Gently

As we begin to edge closer to 2026, many people are feeling something that’s difficult to name but impossible to ignore.

It sounds like this:

Will I?

Won’t I?

Can I?

Can’t I?

It’s not panic.

It’s not excitement either.

It’s a quiet, persistent back-and-forth happening inside you.

And if you’ve been wondering what’s “wrong” with you for feeling this way — nothing is wrong at all.

This week’s energy forecast is not about forcing clarity or pushing yourself to decide anything prematurely. Instead, it’s an invitation to understand the push and pull you’re experiencing — and why it’s actually a sign of momentum, not stagnation.

This is not the energy of being stuck.

This is the energy of movement learning how to move differently.

Why the Push and Pull Is Showing Up Now

The end of a year always carries reflection, but this particular threshold feels different.

2025 hasn’t been about quick wins or dramatic leaps forward. For many, it’s been a year of internal re-calibration — questioning long-held beliefs about yourself, softening rigid expectations, and letting go of the idea that you need to be “fixed” before you can move forward.

That work matters.

And now, as we approach 2026, your system is beginning to test what forward movement feels like without the old resistance.

That testing phase can feel confusing.

You may notice:

• A desire to move forward paired with hesitation

• Inspiration followed by doubt

• Moments of confidence followed by withdrawal

• A sense of readiness that disappears as quickly as it arrives

This is not self-sabotage.

This is not fear winning.

This is integration.

Your nervous system, your emotions, and your sense of identity are learning how to move without the weight they used to carry.

The Rowing Metaphor: Why Pulling Back Creates Momentum

One of the clearest ways to understand this week’s energy is through the image of rowing.

To move forward in a boat, you don’t constantly push ahead.

You pull back first.

That backward motion is not regression.

It’s not delay.

It’s the mechanism that creates forward glide.

Energetically, emotionally, and psychologically, you are doing the same thing right now.

When you feel yourself pull inward:

• you’re consolidating insight

• you’re stabilising identity shifts

• you’re checking whether the new way feels safe

• you’re gathering strength without force

The mistake many people make is interpreting this inward motion as failure.

It’s not.

It’s the part of the movement that makes the next phase smoother, stronger, and more sustainable.

This Year Was About Releasing Resistance — Not Pushing Change

If you look back honestly at the past year, you may notice something important.

You didn’t just try to change your circumstances.

You questioned the story you’ve been telling yourself about who you are.

For some, that story sounded like:

• “I’m just not confident”

• “I always hold myself back”

• “I miss my chance”

• “This is just how I am”

2025 didn’t ask you to bulldoze those beliefs.

It asked you to loosen your grip on them.

That kind of work is subtle.

It doesn’t always look productive.

But it’s deeply transformative.

And now, when movement shows up, it’s not coming from a place of proving or escaping.

It’s coming from a place of less internal friction.

That’s why the momentum feels unfamiliar.

Why You’re Not Meant to Decide Everything Right Now

This week is not a decision-making week in the traditional sense.

It’s not about committing to big plans or locking yourself into future outcomes.

Instead, it’s about:

• noticing what pulls your energy forward

• observing what causes you to pause

• letting yourself oscillate without judgement

Clarity doesn’t always arrive through thinking.

Often, it arrives through allowing movement to happen without pressure.

If you try to force certainty right now, you may feel tense or frustrated.

If you allow yourself to move gently with what’s present, something else happens — ease begins to emerge.

And ease is a powerful signal.

When Pulling Back Feels Emotional

For some people, the pull-back phase carries emotion.

You might feel:

• unexpectedly tired

• reflective or nostalgic

• more sensitive than usual

• aware of old fears without being overwhelmed by them

This doesn’t mean you’re reopening wounds.

It means your system is recognising that the conditions have changed.

What once felt threatening no longer holds the same charge.

That awareness can feel tender.

The invitation this week is not to analyse those feelings — but to let them pass through without interpretation.

You don’t need to make meaning out of everything.

Sometimes, energy just needs space to rearrange.

The Subtle Confidence That’s Growing Underneath

Here’s something important you may not have consciously noticed yet:

Your confidence is changing shape.

It may not feel loud.

It may not feel decisive.

But it’s becoming quieter, steadier, and less dependent on outcomes.

This is the kind of confidence that:

• doesn’t rush

• doesn’t over-explain

• doesn’t collapse when questioned

• doesn’t disappear when you rest

This week supports that quieter confidence.

It asks you to trust that even when you pause, something inside you is still moving.

How to Work With This Energy (Without Overthinking It)

To align with this week’s energy, simplicity matters.

Here are a few gentle ways to work with it:

1. Stop Labelling Forward and Backward

Instead of asking “Am I progressing or regressing?”, ask:

“What does my energy need right now?”

This removes pressure and restores self-trust.

2. Honour Micro-Movements

Not everything needs to be big to be meaningful.

A conversation.

A boundary.

A rest.

A quiet decision.

These are still movements.

3. Let Uncertainty Exist

You don’t need answers to move.

You need permission.

Give it to yourself.

4. Breathe When You Feel the Pull

When you notice the inward draw, don’t resist it.

Slow your breathing.

Let the moment pass.

You’re not losing momentum.

You’re preparing it.

Why This Energy Is Setting You Up for 2026

2026 doesn’t begin with a bang.

It begins with alignment.

The kind that doesn’t require reinvention — only recognition.

This week is laying emotional groundwork.

It’s helping your system learn that movement doesn’t have to hurt.

That progress doesn’t require force.

That you don’t need to abandon yourself to go forward.

That’s powerful.

And it’s lasting.

A Note on Emotional Resistance and Identity Shifts

One of the biggest shifts this year has been around identity.

Who you thought you were.

Who you believed you had to be.

Who you feared you’d always remain.

As resistance softens, identity becomes more fluid.

This can feel disorienting — but it’s freeing.

You’re no longer pushing against yourself.

You’re no longer at war with your own timing.

The push and pull exists because you’re no longer locked into one version of yourself.

You’re allowing expansion.

If You’re Feeling Tired, You’re Not Doing It Wrong

Fatigue doesn’t always mean depletion.

Sometimes it means integration.

This week may invite more rest than usual.

More pauses.

More stillness between moments of action.

Let that be okay.

Your energy isn’t disappearing.

It’s reorganising.

Weekly Energy Alignment: Supporting Your Momentum

If you’re finding the push and pull emotionally noticeable — or you simply want to support your system through this transition — this week’s Energy Alignment is especially supportive.

These sessions help:

• release internal pressure

• soften resistance without reliving the past

• restore calm confidence

• stabilise emotional momentum

• support nervous system regulation during change

Many people find that alignment work helps the push and pull settle into a smooth rhythm — so forward movement feels natural rather than effortful.

You don’t need to “fix” anything to benefit.

You only need to be open.

Final Reflection for the Week Ahead

When you feel yourself pull back, remember:

It’s not hesitation.

It’s not fear.

It’s not failure.

It’s the motion that creates glide.

You are not going backwards.

You are learning how to move forward with less resistance than ever before.

Enjoy the rhythm.

Enjoy the momentum.

Enjoy the way things are unfolding — even if you can’t yet see where they’re leading.

You’re doing beautifully.

And you don’t need to rush.