A Letter for the Last Night of the Year
Make 2026 the Year You Choose Yourself
Dear one,
Here we are again — standing in the soft glow between two years, in that rare moment when the past loosens its grip and the future has not yet fully taken shape.
New Year’s Eve is a threshold.
A liminal doorway.
A night when we feel our longing more clearly, our truths more honestly, our hearts more bravely.
Perhaps this year has stretched you.
Perhaps it has softened you.
Perhaps it has unsettled, awakened, stripped something away, or illuminated something long forgotten.
However, this year has shaped you, you are standing here now — alive, aware, and quietly wondering who you might become next.
And if I could offer you one blessing tonight, it would be this:
May 2026 be the year you choose yourself.
Not the version of you that performs.
Not the version that pleases.
Not the version that endlessly pushes.
But the version who listens to the small, insistent voice in the heart — the one that whispers:
There is more for you than this.
Remember who you are.
What Choosing Yourself Really Means
Choosing yourself is not selfish.
It is sacred.
It means tending to your nervous system so you can breathe again.
It means giving your intuition a seat at the table.
It means noticing — and gently ending — the quiet self-abandonments that have slowly drained your joy.
Choosing yourself is not about doing more.
It is about coming home.
Coming home to your body.
To your inner knowing.
To the life your heart has been whispering about for years.
If Choosing Yourself Feels Tender… You’re Not Alone
Many people arrive at the turning of the year feeling exactly as you might:
Hopeful, yet uncertain.
Full, yet somehow empty.
Longing for something more — without knowing what that “more” even looks like.
Choosing yourself — truly choosing yourself — can feel unfamiliar. Sometimes even frightening.
But it does not have to be dramatic or overwhelming.
It begins with softness.
With presence.
With listening.
And this is where the elders meet us.
The plant elders.
The shamanic teachers.
The medicines that remind us of harmony when we forget.
Mama Cacao, sound healing, and shamanic practices have been my own gentle allies for decades — guiding me back to the heart, again and again.
The Two Paths in Shamanism
In shamanism, there are two primary paths.
Both lead to the same destination — but the journey feels very different.
There is the Warrior Path — intense, often painful, forged through challenge and endurance. This path is often chosen by men, though not exclusively.
And there is the Path of the Heart — the path I walk, live, and guide others along.
The Path of the Heart is a gentle healing path.
It helps us recover from trauma.
Remember who we were born to be.
And embody the compassionate beings humanity so deeply needs.
If 2026 is the year you want to feel more aligned…
More connected…
More alive inside your own life…
Then this path may be calling you.
Cacao Ceremony — A Gentle Place to Begin
Throughout 2026, I will continue to host Cacao Ceremonies at every New Moon and Full Moon.
✨ New Moon ceremonies will weave cacao with shamanic journeying — planting seeds, setting intentions, listening inward.
🌕 Full Moon ceremonies will combine cacao with other plant medicines — offering new ways to work with cacao and deepen your relationship with plant spirit allies.
Each group is kept small, creating a safe and held space where we can gently explore consciousness, heal, and realign with our higher selves.
If your heart is longing for ritual, rhythm, and reconnection — this can be a beautiful doorway.
For Those Called to Deeper Work
Beginning at Spring Equinox — March 20th, 2026, I will be opening a new shamanic circle:
The Shaman’s Way — A 13 Moon Journey
My deepest healing offering, and the Path of the Heart.
People often arrive at this circle feeling lost, overwhelmed, or quietly aching for a shift that other therapies have not yet offered.
I understand that longing — I have walked this healing path for over 30 years.
And what unfolds is profound.
Together, we become more comfortable in ourselves.
Clearer in our minds.
Spiritually expanded.
Reconnected to our soul’s purpose.
This journey is one of:
💗 remembering your intuition and restoring clarity
🌿 working with plant medicines as healers and teachers
🔥 releasing old stories, transforming pain into peace
🌀 healing ancestral and epigenetic wounds
🪬 awakening the healer within
🌟 discovering your unique spiritual path
If your heart has been whispering that you are ready for change that lasts, this may be the answer you have been waiting for.
A Personal Invitation
And now, dear one — if something inside you stirred as you read these words, please know this:
I am here for you.
2026 is your year to rise, to root, to remember.
You do not have to do this alone.
Whether you join me for a cacao ceremony, a private healing session, or the year-long 13 Moons Journey, I will meet you with clarity, compassion, and deep respect for your unfolding.
This is your threshold.
This is your year.
And if I can help you step across it — I will.
A Final Blessing for the New Year
May your heart lead you home to harmony.
May your clarity expand like a beautiful sunrise.
May your courage gather in your bones, strengthening your commitment to creating the life you choose.
And may you step into 2026 with the quiet, unshakeable knowing that you are meant for more — and that the path is already unfolding beneath your feet.
From my heart to yours,
Sorrell Robbins
Plant Spirit Medicine Woman
Margate & Online 🌿
