Freudenberg near Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, By I, Christoph Michels, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2229782

The 25th is a Good Day To . . . be aware of how values, seeing to assets, relationships, or financial situations are dragging you, probably repeatedly, back into the past or a past scenario that keeps you stuck. Today, use the mind and the current status/ position and any power that comes with it to handle, and alter, if desired, the boundaries the world seems to draw for us. Use the mind and aim for goal fulfillment; the heart is too bogged down with conflicting feeling and a sense of vulnerability to function as compass right now. This mind over heart thing extends through tomorrow, the 26th, but expires the 27th, when thoughts take a decidedly impractical, even unwise, turn, and the feeling nature struggles to adjust to confusing or deceptive circumstances or to what’s been too long ignored.

A Good Day To . . . is based on the aspects perfecting on each day, Pacific time.

We’re moving–yay!–but that means I may not be here as regularly as I’d like. I’ll try to work ahead and pop in as often as possible, just letting you know there may be stretches, some long ones, possibly, where this page won’t have new material.

‘Lion Dancing at Sugou, Gifu Pref. (Sugo shihsi, Gifu)’ By Tanaka Masaki 1978 Gift of the artist CAI CCO

The 24th is a Good Day To . . . make your status, power position, or reach felt in the world. For biggest payoff, make sure what you do doesn’t suffer conflict between commitments and what you should be doing (anybody who’s ever procrastinated knows what I mean!) And about what you hear: is it too good to be true? Then it isn’t. Today, the better you know yourself, the smarter and more useful to your ends your choices will be.

A Good Day To . . . is based on the aspects perfecting on each day, Pacific time.

‘Cow’s Skull With Calico Roses’ By Georgia O’Keefe 1931 CCO Art Institute of Chicago

The 23rd is a Good Day To . . . separate wounds from your empowerment position (knowing the difference means you won’t act out of some unacknowledged hurt), align thinking with creative impulses, and accept not getting your way or the need to acquiesce to others as the appropriate (and most rewarding) response you can have at this moment.

A Good Day To . . . is based on the aspects perfecting on each day, Pacific time.

‘In The Flare Path’ By Eric Kennington – http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/15170, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=44904019

The 22nd is a Good Day To . . . follow these guidelines: what’s beautiful, delicious, worthy is also good for you; the mind may be torn between the pull of the past and the need to move forward–look around for others on the same path–they can help you resolve the emotional block that’s keeping you from moving along; and it’s smart in the moment to do what’s practical or wise without regard to ‘missing pieces’ that you’re either ignoring or in denial of, but carry that on too long and it becomes detrimental.

A Good Day To . . . is based on the aspects perfecting on each day, Pacific time.

By Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=76593740

The 21st is a Good Day To . . . realize that what we believe is embodied in the material world, right in front of us, and that may help us rid ourselves of an illusion or two. The creative, imaginative, the world of what can be can’t flourish unless we can clearly see what already is; that’s our job today. Also: a tough evaluation of the validity of personal values as well as being cognizant of those times we’ve followed faulty instincts (that is, mistaken tainted reasoning or wish fulfillment for our true North inner guidance) will make the responsive nature and its pitfalls clearer, and so steer us away from thinking that’s rooted in hurt or feelings of powerlessness.

A Good Day To . . . is based on the aspects perfecting on each day, Pacific time.

By Eugène Carrière c1900 {{PD}}

The 20th is a Good Day To . . . consider health through the lens of power, and identity through the lenses of what you honor in real life, and what you honor within. The theme for today is assessment; thought, not action. That doesn’t mean you can’t do, just that you need to be clear on the implications of the doing.

A Good Day To . . . is based on the aspects perfecting on each day, Pacific time.

‘River Scene with Forest Beyond’ By Walter Leistikow {{PD}}

The 19th is a Good Day To . . . exert yourself, and in so doing change, transform, or reform those who have power over you. It’s not about being aggressive; rather, it’s about healing negative feelings on both sides by showing what you can offer, provide, or innovate that is original, unusual, or surprising in a positive way. Hint for success: honor the beauty in everyone, but most especially in those who are hiding it on the inside.

A Good Day To . . . is based on the aspects perfecting on each day, Pacific time.

‘One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, no. 094, part 3: Autumn’ By Hiroshige 1857 {{PD}}

The 16th it’s a Good Day To . . . exploit the action urge through roles or empowerment avenues we already hold or are empowered within. Reasoning is as far from the influence of our own hurt as it can get, so this may be a good time to make decisions we then carry out through those roles and power positions.

A Good Day To . . . is based on the aspects perfecting on each day, Pacific time.