Your emotions are likely all over the place today. It might be hard to settle into your work as you're sad one moment and elated the next. However, you're possibly contending with deep doubts about your own abilities and qualifications. Perhaps you sense that you're not living up to your full potential, and you may feel your ability to do something about it is slipping from your grasp. Yet, the most authentic moment for any lasting change in your life is right now. Focus on your current blessings to create the future of your dreams.
Your intentions are admirable, and your actions are likely motivated by a strong desire to help rather than to receive praise. Nevertheless, it's nice to know that your support is respected and valued. You might feel uncomfortable expressing your dissatisfaction with a colleague's lack of appreciation for your assistance. Thankfully, clearing the air strengthens the connection. Sometimes, it takes people time to work through their emotions, like guilt or shame, to experience genuine gratitude. Be patient and understanding with their process. Artist Elbert Hubbard wrote, "An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness."
Your talents are uniquely suited for your goals and ambitions. However, you may be overly self-critical if you're not where you wish to be now. You might even spin into comparing how someone else's life looks to yours. Nevertheless, all that glitters isn't gold. Keep the faith that your dreams operate on a schedule not completely within your control. Allowing progress to occur naturally might be your biggest hurdle. Originality is the source of your success. Philosopher Jean Vanier wrote, "Envy comes from people's ignorance of, or lack of belief in, their own gifts."
You're a source of enlightenment and encouragement for someone close to you today. Ironically, you might not even know how you find the right words to deliver. In fact, you could even feel like you're hooked into an ancestral wisdom that's beyond your own. However, it's your compassion for the person that allows the cosmos to flow its insight through you. This magical process feeds your own spirit and soul with inspiration. You can be a fount of understanding more frequently for yourself and others if you make space in your life for cultivating your intuition. Love is the common thread that connects everyone.
You might wonder whether you own your things, or they indeed own you. The prospect of losing a valuable possession illuminates how it has become too tied to your self-worth and identity. You may believe an object or an achievement will enhance the meaning and quality of your life. It's easy to get lost when pursuing self-improvement. However, your life is a whole and no single part of yourself can stand on its own. Instead of concentrating on the particulars, focus on the entire field. You're not rich until you have something money can't buy.
Your boundaries are uncomfortably blurry today. Perhaps you can't tell if you're correctly perceiving something about a loved one or projecting your own feelings onto them. And the reverse could also prove true from others. It's possible that the motivations of someone seem mysterious to you, and you're still mystified even after they tell you the details. Perhaps you're both too distracted by your thoughts now to see what's really going on. In that case, step back until the clouds of confusion lift. Use your space wisely. Saint Augustine wrote, "Patience is the companion of wisdom."
Express your artistry today while the stars are stoking your receptivity and creativity. Yours or someone else's critical estimation of your talents isn't important. Draw, paint, color, dance, or sing to your heart's delight. Claim quiet time to attain inner communion and receive intuitive insights. Try an old reliable activity like meditating, reading tarot cards, or writing poetry. Fueling your imagination and intuition lifts your spirits, empowering you to touch people's hearts. Dr. Albert Schweitzer wrote, "Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing."
You may be fascinated by the creative process, going out of your way to watch people make art today. Perhaps you're mesmerized by a street performer or captivated by an artist's how-to videos online. Whatever distraction you choose, there is a deeper dynamic at work. Your current behavior could be motivated by your hidden desire to express what's in your heart. Observing someone else inspires your wishful fantasy to be appreciated for your childlike ingenuity. George Bernard Shaw wrote, "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing."
A risk is only worth taking if you believe your odds are more than favorable today. A miscalculated attempt at a high-minded goal dashes your spirits if you fall short of expectations. You might reject someone's criticism out of hand because you suspect your objectives are misunderstood. Although your suspicion may be correct, you need to work harder to clarify your intentions. Convert your anger into action by committing to improvement and accessibility. Bring your ideas down to earth and practice common sense.
Perfection is often an illusion. You're likely to be upset if you must correct or amend something that you previously saw as flawless. However, you don't want to revise too much, since any change requires extra time and resources. You're willing to do whatever it takes today, but you're worried about the amount of effort involved. Your enthusiasm depends on what you see as the end goal. Concentrating on how your actions motivate others naturally lightens the burden of your work. Although you're laying the groundwork now, let the cosmos lend a helping hand. Character is revealed when pressure is applied.
You may believe you can solve any problem by throwing more money at it now. However, you could be missing a critical piece of information that prevents you from seeing the dilemma in its entirety. For instance, more cash isn't a solution to living beyond your means as is evidenced by rich people overwhelmed with steeper debt. Focus on managing the resources you already possess, starting with your own attitude. Simple pleasures could bring just as much satisfaction as costlier ones without the hefty price tag. Epictetus wrote, "Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants."
There is no final stop for spiritual growth. Perhaps you are frustrated with your own personal development now, and you may find it difficult to see yourself as enlightened as others see you. Or, you might wish people would acknowledge and honor your journey of self-discovery more often. However, many mystics say that your arrival at bliss is always in the present moment, not some place in the past or distant future. Keep striving to uncover the treasure that is within you, without worrying about the opinions of anyone else. Songwriter Leonard Cohen wrote, "There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in."
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