Today's Horoscope
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Today the stars want to tell you something so basic and so simple that it often goes overlooked. Remember that making life easier for others in any way makes it better in all ways. For all of us. Many of us don't actively work towards helping others, and in today's world that's understandable. We are seemingly bombarded from all sides by demands on our time, faced with problems and stumbling blocks as we travel through life. We tend to get so wrapped up in everything that we can stop noticing that all around us are people dealing with things, and they could use a helping hand.
It would do you well to occasionally take a break from your hectic life and just breathe, and look around you. Notice others, and what they are dealing with. We sometimes get so self absorbed that we forget to see people as people. They become one dimensional, and we tend to marginalize their needs and problems.
You might be surprised to learn that some of them, even people you are very close to, are in crisis. You might be shocked when you slow down and really talk to them to find out their life is falling apart. There is always something going on in people's lives that they aren't talking about, and most people want to talk about it if someone would only ask. Help them if you can.
If you have the time, there are always people in your community that need help. Shelters, filled with families and children, animal rescues, suicide and drug addiction helplines that are always looking for volunteers. Again, if you have the time or resources, help if you can.
Some people don't want to help people on the fringe of society. Some people think that depressed people or people dealing with addiction issues, even in their own lives or families, are weak or somehow deserving of scorn. They say they will only help those that help themselves. That's their right. So if you are one of those people, just do that, then.
There are plenty of people trying. People working two or three jobs, people struggling everyday to overcome addiction or to make amends for past mistakes. So help those people. There are people that are helping others. They are giving their free time and energies to make the world a better place for those less fortunate. Do the same for them.
Realize that no one is talking about a massive outlay of effort either. Just an acknowledgement, just letting someone know that you are proud of them for trying, that all they do does not go unnoticed. Usually helping others is a thankless job, and just by letting someone know that they are appreciated will help them keep going. With a minimum amount of effort you can at least give someone that is making a difference a little boost to continue making the world better.
It will make you feel better too. When we help others it lifts our self esteem and gives us purpose. We can forget that, over and over, unless we keep doing it. That will make us want to keep doing it, and if all of us do just the bare minimum a few times a week, we will change the world.
That's all it takes, just a slight shift in how you see the people around you and a kind word or action now and then. One drop of water in the ocean, which might not seem like much, but we need to remind ourselves that the ocean is made up of drops. You do the little things and let the big picture take care of itself.
The stars understand this. The stars emit their particles, some of the tiniest things in the universe. They travel through space, invisible and at the speed of light. We don't even realize that they are there, yet they are the basis of nearly all life, on our world and more than likely a trillion worlds we will never even be aware of.
Yet those worlds go on, influenced and kept aloft one ion at a time. So if you can't be that star, be that ion, and we will all do our part.
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