6/9/18

Today's Horoscope

All signs:
One of the most important things you must realize is that many things don't matter. Which is not to say that they aren't important to you, and they shouldn't bring you joy or break your heart. And yes, you are bound by them, and the roles they play in your life. Still, they don't matter.
Everything in life is going to affect you, influence you, hold you back or give you an advantage. Money, position, the circumstances you were born into. Society, geographic location, the love or abuse you receive from your family. The religious or political dogma you are taught as a child.
The way others view you, fairly or not, the boxes you get put in, the labels that are applied. The mistakes you make that no one lets you forget, the achievements no one recognizes.
Yes, those things matter, and have a real impact on you. The mistake we make is that we let those things dictate who we are. We internalize so many things that don't matter, not when it comes to your own self worth. In your head, and in your heart, you need to realize that there are a different set of rules.
The labels people give you and the boxes they put you in only work if you go along with it. The societal and cultural conventions only control who you are if you let them. Your geographic location and situation only hold you back if you don't go somewhere else.
Most of the things that we think matter, only matter because we give them their power. We are frightened, or lazy, or our ego holds us back. Even that is nothing to be ashamed of and let control you.
For every person that tells you that you are wrong for feeling the way you do, there are others who will love you for it. For every person that tries to keep you down and hold you back, there are others who will help you fly. For all the scorn and negativity and pettiness you encounter, there is infinitely more love.
The thing the stars want you understand is, even that doesn't matter. What matters is you. How you see yourself. How you love yourself. How your strength comes from knowing who you are, no matter who loves or hates you, or why. When you become the person you know you should be, nothing anyone does or says, be it your family or religion or society or politician, will matter at your core.
When you get there, you can begin to understand what really matters, and why. Then the things that hurt you won't hurt so badly. The shame and guilt that the world has saddled you with won't influence you. The lies you tell yourself will give way to the truth you were so frightened of. You will see yourself the way you are, not the way the world manipulates you into seeing. Then you will be free to be who you truly are, and whether the world treats that with awe or indifference is no matter to you at all.