Meandering Mind - Eva Dillner [29]
Henry Seltzer publishes articles and monthly astrology updates on his website www.astrograph.com. I find his writing interesting and quite useful.
A more basic approach for astrology comes from a book by Linda Goodman called Star Signs. She put together a very brief career guide based on the sun signs. She called it the Labor of Love:
Labors of Love
LEADERS OF THOUGHT AND ACTION
ARIES March 20 - April 20 Fire
CANCER June 21 - July 22 Water
LIBRA September 23 - October 23 Air
CAPRICORN December 21 - January 20 Earth
ORGANIZERS OF THOUGHT AND ACTION
TAURUS April 20 - May 21 Earth
LEO July 22 - August 23 Fire
SCORPIO October 23 - November 22 Water
AQUARIUS January 20 - February 19 Air
COMMUNICATORS OF THOUGHT AND ACTION
GEMINI May 21 - June 21 Air
VIRGO August 23 - September 23 Earth
SAGITTARIUS November 22 - December 21 Fire
PISCES February 19 - March 20 Water
Fire signs labor with love in professions that are exciting, original, daring, inspiring, challenging, capable of arousing instant enthusiasm and provides an opportunity to express idealism.
Water signs labor with love in professions that are absorbing, deep, constantly moving, silently progressing, flexible and have an aura of mystery to stir the floods of imagination.
Air signs labor with love in professions that are unpredictable, unorthodox, unexpected, changing, lets them keep moving mentally and challenges their sharp intellects.
Earth signs labor with love in professions that are solid, stable, practical, well planned, well paid, have a firm foundation with strong and powerful growth potential.
At least when I read it I had a big aha. I'm a Sagittarian, so I am meant to labor with love in a profession that is exciting, original, daring, inspiring, challenging, capable of arousing instant enthusiasm and provides an opportunity to express idealism through communicating thought and action. Being a writer of this kind of book satisfies all of that. How well do Linda Goodman's descriptions fit your idea of what you love to do?
Fourteen
Someone to practice on
One of my friends who has experienced ups and downs with relationships told God that if she was to learn how to be in a relationship she needed someone to practice on. She said “how do you expect me to work through my issues if I don't have someone to practice on?” Very good question.
I've had a number of relationships where there seemed to be mutual interest, but we interacted so seldom, that when we would meet the sexual tensions were so charged, that it was hard to focus on anything else. I wish we could have spent more time talking and getting to know one another. Really talking.
A male colleague I worked with who was away from his family for extended periods on construction jobs looked at it another way. His boys would tell him that even though he was home much less than the fathers of their friends, they actually got to spend more time with their Dad, and it was fun quality time, to use an overused expression. They would go sailing or skiing when Dad was home, really taking advantage of the family being together. Maybe it is true that absence makes the heart grow fonder.
It is true that we tend to forget or not appreciate what we have if we get used to having it all the time. Maybe this is why Swedes are so obsessed with the weather, the seasons are short and intense, from very dark and cold in the winter to almost endless summer nights for a brief spell. That's when we all rush outside and soak up the sun and light so we can manage the long winters in hibernation when you may not see your neighbor for days.
Communication is key
So many relationships don't get off the ground because we don't know how to communicate with each other. Lest you think I have all the answers, I don't. What I can tell you are my observations of where we may be going wrong, and my thoughts on how to improve from there. Learning to communicate is so important, yet we spend essentially no time learning it.
How many of us were brought up in homes