8/8/17

Today's Horoscope

All signs:

The stars want to once again remind you to lean on your friends if you're having a crisis, suffering a loss, or just having a bad day. A lot of us feel like we're the one that helps others, and we have a hard time seeing ourselves in the role of the one that needs assistance.

Sure, we can weather the storm alone most of the time, but why do that if you have friends willing to help and listen?

We sometimes think it's noble or shows strength to go it alone and not ask for help, but as usual, the opposite of what our brain tells us is true. It is ego, pride, guilt, or fear driving our actions. Strength comes in doing the hard things, and even though admitting you need help is hard, it is the right thing.

So ask for help if you need it. Let people that love you return the favor when you've been there for them time and time again. Maybe by helping you, it will give them confidence and self worth, and you will both get something out of it. That's not selfish, that's both of you growing.

The stars want you all to realize that we all have strengths and weaknesses, and when we shut ourselves off from each other, we are incomplete and gumming up the works. We are meant to help each other.

Otherwise, why have so many unique people that still all fit together and compliment each other somehow? How do we complete a puzzle and see the big picture if you keep your pieces hidden away?

8/6/17

Today's Horoscope

All signs:

The stars want to let you know that sometimes all the support you need is a little time to think and some of your favorite songs.

So take a break from the rest of the world for a half hour, eat something bad for you and turn up your stereo or ipod or whatever you listen to music on, and let someone else's joy or heartbreak surround you.

It's strange that sad songs often make us feel better when we're sad. Maybe it's because we can relate, and we don't feel so alone. Maybe it's because we feel better to know someone else is miserable.

The stars think it's because when you are down, it's easier to let others sing the things you can't express, or even want to admit are true. Truly great songs are about music and words, and when those two things combine and you can relate to them, it's like someone is talking to a part of you that you forget even exists at times.

That's why we form such a strong bond to music. It isn't really music until it hits our ears and permeates our whole being. It whispers to us in a language we know all too well, but oftentimes can't speak to anyone else. Still, we bond with others over the same songs that often hold different meanings to each of us.

We know every word, every note, every inflection, and it guts us every time, but always in a good way. It might not always feel good, but some good things hurt a little.

So in times of trouble, let your constant companions be there for you. Sing along no matter what you sound like, cry or laugh or dance or get angry, but let it out so you can start to heal.

Sometimes music is the closest thing we have to magic in this world.  Let the music do its job.

8/4/17 Friday Bonus

Today’s Horoscope Friday Bonus!!

All Signs:

The stars want to congratulate you on making through another week.  Go and take some time for yourself and recharge.

The stars also want to remind you not to fall for temporary fixes.

Most people have holes in their lives, and they try to fill those holes with drugs or alcohol, sex or material things.  A million things to dump in a hole.  They problem is, it fills the hole for a moment, but then the hole just gets bigger and demands more. Soon you are a slave to hole maintenance, constantly trying to fill a bottomless pit.

So the stars want you to consider a simple alternative:  rather than maintain a bunch of unmaintainable things, just get rid of the holes.

Now although the premise is simple, the work is not.  You will need to put some effort into it, and you will need to do some real work to figure out why there is a hole in the first place.  It will be so worth it in the long run though, once you have a life with no holes, nothing to self sabotage you, and a lot more free time to be who you really want to be now that you are off of hole maintenance detail.

8/4/17

Today’s Horoscope

All Signs:

The stars want to let you know that life never stops coming at you.  Life is full of pitfalls and challenges, trials and tribulations, that’s just the way it is.  

We often mistakenly think that once we conquer any of life’s little(or not so little) problems that it might be smooth sailing, at least for awhile.  Life is relentless, and there is always going to be something waiting in line to demand your attention or try your patience.  

So life doesn’t change and problems are plentiful, but that’s not the whole story.  As always, you have a choice as to how you react to trouble, and whether or not you even want it in your life.  The older we get, the more experience we have.  We get better at handling the things life throws at us.  We become more efficient in the way we prioritize dilemmas, and the way we solve them.  Every difficulty we face is a chance to learn and grow.

Growth also means that we can recognize patterns, and we can try to avoid the people and situations that keep popping up and dragging us down.  As you get older, you should be looking to get rid of the things in your life that hold you back, or take up precious time and energy with no reward.

So yes, life will keep putting obstacles in your way, it will keep offering you tough choices, it will break your heart.  

The stars want you to accept that fact, and then find better ways to deal with all of it.  Once you start dealing with the things life hands you more efficiently and without excess drama and worry, you will find that those problems aren’t the end of the world. You will feel better about yourself too, because you will marvel at how adept you have become at sidestepping unnecessary pitfalls, and overcoming the ones you can’t avoid.  You will be stronger and wiser, and have the confidence that comes with experience.

You will be that much closer to who you want to be.

8/1/17

Today's Horoscope

All Signs:

The stars want you to think about old friends you might have fallen out of contact with. Some people you outgrow, some people you realize are no good for you, and you might make a conscious effort to move away from them. That's okay, that's a healthy thing.

There are other people, though, whom you were close to, that somehow drifted away. Perhaps you were both consumed by other things in your life at the same moment, perhaps you moved or one of you got married, or there was a misunderstanding.

Whatever the reason, you now find yourself estranged from someone that you used to be close to and to whom you used to share a connection. You find yourself in situations where your first instinct is to think about them and how they would enjoy something you are seeing or doing at that moment. Your find yourself wondering what they would say about some problem or situation you are facing.

Yet for some reason, our ego, or pride, or more often our fear of rejection stops us from reaching out to rekindle a friendship that never should have ended.

So the stars want you to get over that. Life is too short to just ignore the people in your life that mattered and loved you and only wanted the best for you. Call them, text them, find them on Facebook, whatever you need to do to reconnect to something good in your life.

You'll find that although there may be a few seconds of awkwardness at first, that true friends pick up right where they left off. Even the best friendships take some effort at times.

When it comes to real friends, that effort is always worth it.

7/31/17

Today's Horoscope

All Signs:

The stars want to take this opportunity to remind you that there are going to be instances that you are going to have to face dark times on your own. They also want to tell you that you shouldn't worry. The stars know you are more than capable of handling it.

We all rely on outside help and support at times, and we should be thankful we have it. Sometimes that help is not available when we need it, and it is then that we instead have to rely on ourselves. We should be someone we can believe in. We have gotten this far, and granted, we always have help from those who love us, but we are the ones doing the heavy lifting. Don't do all that work and end up with nothing to show for it. Every problem we work through, every tragedy we survive, every time we think it's all just too much, yet wake up the next day and get out of bed anyway is a triumph.

There are gifts hidden in even the worst aspects of life, and it is your job to recognize them and celebrate them, and pat yourself on the back when you conquer them. Let every struggle you go through teach you that you are stronger than you think. Mark each victory and hold onto it, and know that you can rely on yourself the next time adversity rears its head.

Sometimes the clouds obscure the stars and they aren't there to guide you. Ancient mariners sometimes looked up to the stars to plot their way, but the stars were hidden. They did not drop their anchor and give up. They stayed the course they knew, and they had faith they would get to their destination, and that they wouldn't sail off the edge of the world.

They knew the sun would rise in the morning, and the clouds would eventually part, and the stars would once again appear to help them on their way.

7/28/17

Today's Horoscope

All Signs:

The stars want to remind you to have a little perspective. The stars in sky have the luxury of seeing the universe from all angles, across the whole light spectrum. We do not.

No one sees the world exactly as you do, and you cannot see things exactly the way others do. That means that oftentimes there is no definitive “right” answer. What works for some doesn't always work for everyone.

Everyone's circumstances are different, each of us has a unique upbringing and a unique set of needs, and complicated thought process shaped by those factors, as well as many others.

So if you go through life assuming that you are always right, and everyone else is doing everything wrong, you are setting yourself up for a lonely, bitter experience. The only way to avoid that is keep your mind open and try to envision things on a greater scale from multiple viewpoints. Instead of assuming someone is stupid or crazy for thinking they way they do, try to understand why they think that way.  Once you do that, you might find that there is a perfectly valid reason for them to think or act like they do, and you might even learn something that makes your life better or easier.

So the stars want to tell you that instead of berating or dismissing someone for their way of thinking, try to empathize and understand why they think that way.

That is how we gain perspective.