Astrology is the topic of the week. We are going to discuss our beliefs or dis-beliefs in the "science" of reading the future in the stars.
Who amoungst us can not say that they do not wish that they had some sort of road map to the future? Some way of knowing how things are going to turn out? I know that there are times when I wish I knew what was going to happen, how things are going to turn out and when the ugliness is going to end. I find that I look at my horoscope most when things are bad. I think when things are not going my way I want to hang on to anything that might possibly give me hope that it will end and things will get better.
One time, oh, about 9 years ago, I read my horoscope. It said that now was a good time to start an excerise routine, that if I embarked on working-out now, it was likely that it would stay with me for a long time going forward. I read my horoscope about three days after I had signed up for a pre-natal excerise class. Fast forward 9 years, and guess what, I am still working out. Granted there were ebbs and flows in my ability to work out, but my commitment to doing it never waivered. Was that a fluke or is there some truth in how it all works?
When Bob was "between opportunities" I remember heading back to my horoscope. It told me that we were in a tough time, but that things were just on the cusp of getting better. That we would emerge from this stronger and able to reap the many rewards from all the lessons we had learned. Well, Bob does have a job he mostly likes and they do really like him and in this day of no job security, he is about as secure as you could get. Again, fluke or an ability to predict the future?
My most recent horoscope indicates that I will have a lot of romance and success in my career this month. I have been having a lot of romance. My relationship with my husband has definately improved in recent weeks, our connection is stronger than ever. Career? I always laugh about that, because what sort of career do I have? But, I do have a couple of big meetings about Mac this week and next, and according to my horoscope, they should go well. I will let you know.
At the end of the day, do I base my decisions on my horoscope? No. I don't even read it all that regularly. When I am looking to find some sort of road map, I have found that my horoscope is just as good a map as anything else. Hope can come in many packages, sometimes for me, it comes in the form of a horoscope.
Want to see how the other ladies read the tea leaves? Check them out at: Froggie, Momarock, and Merrylandgirl.
Who amoungst us can not say that they do not wish that they had some sort of road map to the future? Some way of knowing how things are going to turn out? I know that there are times when I wish I knew what was going to happen, how things are going to turn out and when the ugliness is going to end. I find that I look at my horoscope most when things are bad. I think when things are not going my way I want to hang on to anything that might possibly give me hope that it will end and things will get better.
One time, oh, about 9 years ago, I read my horoscope. It said that now was a good time to start an excerise routine, that if I embarked on working-out now, it was likely that it would stay with me for a long time going forward. I read my horoscope about three days after I had signed up for a pre-natal excerise class. Fast forward 9 years, and guess what, I am still working out. Granted there were ebbs and flows in my ability to work out, but my commitment to doing it never waivered. Was that a fluke or is there some truth in how it all works?
When Bob was "between opportunities" I remember heading back to my horoscope. It told me that we were in a tough time, but that things were just on the cusp of getting better. That we would emerge from this stronger and able to reap the many rewards from all the lessons we had learned. Well, Bob does have a job he mostly likes and they do really like him and in this day of no job security, he is about as secure as you could get. Again, fluke or an ability to predict the future?
My most recent horoscope indicates that I will have a lot of romance and success in my career this month. I have been having a lot of romance. My relationship with my husband has definately improved in recent weeks, our connection is stronger than ever. Career? I always laugh about that, because what sort of career do I have? But, I do have a couple of big meetings about Mac this week and next, and according to my horoscope, they should go well. I will let you know.
At the end of the day, do I base my decisions on my horoscope? No. I don't even read it all that regularly. When I am looking to find some sort of road map, I have found that my horoscope is just as good a map as anything else. Hope can come in many packages, sometimes for me, it comes in the form of a horoscope.
Want to see how the other ladies read the tea leaves? Check them out at: Froggie, Momarock, and Merrylandgirl.
I enjoyed reading your thoughts on this!
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