Untangle the truth from the lie. The universe is friendly and wants us to have what we want to have. The full complement of life’s riches is at our disposal. The problem is that we are persuaded of the lie. Seeing, we see not. Hearing we do not hear, and we don’t understand. We are persuaded that life is a struggle, so we wake up in the morning and put on our hip boots, made for tromping through the muddy, unfriendly world. Others of us put on our hard heads, hard hearts or hard hats; our bulletproof vests, thick skins, or tough demeanor. Some of us carry mental weapons of crass destruction, and we hurl our funky ideas through the air, spoiling things and keeping our harvest from growing.
But what if we woke up to a happy day full of peace and calm, edged by excited energy to enjoy the day’s offerings or infuse the day with aliveness, beauty, and meaning? What then?
Let’s try that. Wake up saying, “This is a day to rejoice and be glad. This is a day to expect the best and only the best. This is a day to enjoy my place in the world as the King’s kid. If there is a challenging situation upon me, I don’t entertain an outcome that I dread. Instead I look with optimism, hope, and gratitude. I recognize that I am not limited to my own resources. Whatever I need to do is done through me, not by me, and I am given strength for every trial. I expect the universe to unfold gloriously and I expect to roll triumphantly. I expect happy surprises and wondrous things. I expect magic and miracles.”
The Moon is in Capricorn, fully reflecting the light of the Sun in Cancer. We can be emotionally fermenting—our mental pot churning and bubbling. We have issues when others don’t respect us, but the truth is as Eleanor Roosevelt puts it: “No one can make you feel inferior without your permission.” What others think of you is actually none of your business, precisely because there is a legion of others. Some might approve. Some might not. Who do you say that you are? Who is making the fertile ground that allows the critic’s opinion to grow roots? Recognize how much you are imagining what others are saying and thinking.
When I put an opinion about me in someone else’s mouth, and I am conscious, I ask myself if I actually heard those words. The answer is no. So I made up the words I thought they must have been thinking. I made them up. Why did I choose those particular comments? Because they are the words of my inner critic and putting them in someone else’s mind is an objectification of self-condemnation. So I fight it outside myself. I am not a …, my mind asserts in defense. I can struggle in my mind with the person in whose mouth I put the words, or I can see that there would be no fight if I was not the one who harbored the very negative beliefs I defend.
The same is true even if someone does verbalize a negative opinion. If I know they are not speaking the truth, why struggle? I don’t need to persuade someone else if I know the truth and keep it soundly. Be who you are. Pick up your chest and your countenance. Be a great example. Astrologer Isabel Hickey said, “Before you give yourself away, you have to have a self to give.” Give of yourself. Consider that it is your job to be the receiver of good fortune and a rich, lush life, full of gifts that you pass on to others. Be a blessing.
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