The stars shine brighter in the dark winter sky

At the closing ceremony of the last WIN conference, participants stood in awe and showed no signs of leaving the room. They didn't want to go.

We know that the stars shine brighter in the dark winter sky.

• Perhaps such a metaphor explains why - that it is something about our time, rather dark with too much violence and seemingly never-ending conflict, that makes a safe space such as WIN more precious than ever? Perhaps the experience of acceptance and global harmony has touched our souls more this time?

• Perhaps the beauty of feeling truly seen, valued, heard and felt for who you are and who you are becoming has reached deeper this time?
• Perhaps a critical mass of women in our community have reached a point in their personal evolution where they can allow themselves to be in a more synchronous flow - at least when asked to experiment with just that - in our beautiful safe space that we could even call - a space of love.

It was certainly a return to the roots of the iconic organization and leadership conference - of a coming together as a force for good, helping each other, growing and shining with hope and determination.

A new time.

You may be the first in your family, the first in your workplace, the first in your community to step outside of what is 'expected of you'.

As such your path was not easy and you survived it.

Here you are. Right here. Present. You have taken another leap and you find yourself on a deeper path of authenticity.

Listening more deeply with the ears of an integrity that is awake to the conditioning of society you even see more clearly.

You are attending to what wants to come through you, perhaps for the first time.

Coming together as pioneers, who will feel like misfits, outsiders and underdogs in the eyes of society, is an incredible privilege.? It really makes you understand that you were not alone and that you were enough all along, in fact you might even be a shining star.?

Imagine.

On an optimistic day, we could even say that these men and women are part of a 'new renaissance', watching the dawn of their new lives.

A New Cycle

As we close one year - an entire cycle, in fact - and open up to new beginnings, we thank you for being part of this special mission to advance a new, more harmonious paradigm.

In our Leadership Journey Programme we are looking at the authentic stories of women and how they are evolving through their becoming more of who they really are.

Many of you share with me that you are on the cusp of something new, a new beginning, or rather.

I see in many of you, a new becoming. For your story is now a new one, you are no longer who you once were.

And as I say over and over again in WIN - the feminine is about your being and the how, the consciousness that you bring to what you do.

In fact, you may still be in your old job, your same career and your long-term relationship and yet it will be different.? Remember, when you do what you do now differently, with your new consciousness, there is a different resonance that emanates from you that allows new experiences to come into your life.

Having something constant in your life becomes your reference point for witnessing your own transformation.

Expecting

At this time you may feel a lot of pressure to come up with your new vision, your new goals and intentions for the New Year. This is always an inspiring process and my guidance would be to listen to nature right now without rushing ahead.

Keeping with winter life here in the North, where much of nature is still covered in snow for many weeks and months to come, there is a sense that something new is on the way, but it is not yet clear, it is not yet ready, and like winter, or like a pregnancy, you have to wait, nurture and tend to it for a little while longer.

Regression

Some of you have come to me and talked about regression for women and humanity as a whole and I say even though this may be a dark time on the planet, let us turn to the stars again.

For we know that it is easier to see a star shining brightly in the darkness.

As long as you continue to let the light in, you have nothing to fear - for this is your time – it is our time.? We are the solution to the many challenges of our time.? We know this from the many real-life stories we have heard at our recent WIN conferences: we know of workplaces that have been transformed, areas of the world that have become more peaceful, and lives that have become safer and more meaningful because of you. We know it is possible. It was no illusion. We have seen it. We have experienced it.

It may be that your new beginning is about the expansion of that very possibility, your becoming more of what you know to be possible.

As always, expect magic - Happy New Year.

With love and courage

Kristin

This article is authentically written in full by Kristin Engvig, not AI.

It was first published in WIN's Inspirer Newsletter on 6th January 2025 before going to LinkedIn.

Kristin Engvig is the founder of the iconic WIN movement. She writes about leadership journeys and other topics that relate to our raising and advancing a harmonious paradigm that values the feminine as well as the healthy masculine in the world, at work and in our personal lives.  She is known for her pioneering work worldwide, inspiring and awakening women and a growing number of men to a more conscious, feminine, globally inclusive, interconnected, regenerative, authentic paradigm. She does so through leading leadership journeys, convening women leaders, speaking, facilitating. As the Global Director and host of the WIN Conference, the WIN Centre of Excellence and a range of programmes and initiatives, she believes that by caring for and sharing with each other, we can create a more harmonious world in which we all thrive.