‘Girl Arranging Flowers’ By William McGregor Paxton 1921 {{PD}}

The 9th Is A Good Day To . . . not reject reality. Today our own actions and choices are likely to point out exactly how we may be disrespecting our own highest values, and how we may be pushed to act by those things we currently ignore or deny. We create a big mess if we refuse to see and deal with ‘what is’, but we can very successfully heal whatever we find if we 1) will take responsibility for those things that really are our responsibility (part of the reason we’ve repressed certain things is an unwillingness to admit what happens is up to us), and 2) cheerfully redistribute power. With that latter, you could do it begrudgingly, but that only perpetuates a sense that there’s not enough to go around; do it happily, and suddenly everyone’s ‘power basket’ is full.

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

‘Evans Bay’ By James M. Nairn 1893 {{PD}}

The 7th Is A Good Day To . . . make the distinction among what we know to be true, what we simply think is true, what we believe, and what we’ve been told and accepted without proof. Sort through this, and a powerful creative impulse is at your disposal–but first you’ll have to deal with a sense of being unmoored, of having to turn over every stone in order to align inner knowing with outer verification, and all of it subject to measurement against our highest values. By the end of the day the mind should be clear, perceptions more accurate, and the Truth much easier to see.

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

‘Paul Guillaume, Novo Pilota’ By Amedeo Modigliani 1915 {{PD}}

The 6th Is A Good Day To . . . not allow pressure or insinuations from others to dissuade you of the importance of maintaining your highest values and honoring your commitments. You may be tempted to behave in ways that are both uncharacteristic and unwise, all in the name of keeping the peace or at least dodging criticism. You’ve handled a lot worse lately, sometimes brilliantly–there’s no reason to fold under this weak sh*t now.

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

You may bend yourself all out of shape today if you let your temper get the best of you. Photo By Rudolf Koppitz 1925 {{PD}}

The 5th Is A Good Day To . . . take it really easy. You may feel like shouting every time something happens, “I’m opposed to that!” and your reaction may have nothing to do with actual circumstances. It seems we resist our own values and the obligations we’ve willingly taken on, seeing them as ball-and-chain attachments rather than as positively grounding elements of a balanced landscape; we get aggressive over or even toward our own ambitions and desires, assessing others’ comments as criticism and our own criticism of what we want but haven’t achieved as a complete injustice; and we ponder the costs of the past, all those ways we’ve ‘paid’ for less-than-satisfactory circumstances, that leaves us wishing we had made better ‘investments’ of time and energy.

How do we handle this deep, inner current of anger and dissatisfaction? We must focus our energy and attention on one of three things: 1) health, 2) Nature–get out in it, and 3) on those life areas where we hold personal authority, especially those areas where we are responsible for and to others. Hold in your mind the ideal You as you would like to see yourself in these roles and performing these functions; you also might look to someone you admire, and model your attitude on them. This isn’t a fix-all so much as giving you something important to focus on, that both helps you cut through the veil of anger and discontent, and that will at least in some small way help you re-align priorities and feelings.

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

‘Central Park’ By George Wesley Bellows 1905 {{PD}}

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The 4th Is A Good Day To . . . get it all out in the open. We are likely to feel resistant to facts and engage in unrealistic thinking, but if we can just do three things we can navigate these influences very effectively: 1) be willing to re-assess those things and people we love (or perhaps more accurately, those things and people we think we love). If we’ve been telling ourselves a story that isn’t true, now’s the time to find out; and if we’re saying we love something because we think it sends a certain message about who we are, then that’s not love, it’s branding. 2) don’t focus on the negatives of the past; at this time we’re prone to exaggerate them, when what we really need is to change the narrative we tell ourselves about what was. 3) be willing to see reality, warts and all, and then to accept it and follow our inner voice, which has the wisdom to handle it. And one more hint: the power position is not the position to be seeking at this time; that will come quite naturally with addressing the other life components that are interfering with interpreting and responding to reality accurately.

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

Édith Piaf regrets nothing–so live so that you don’t have regrets, too. By Remirus – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=48598628

The 2nd Is A Good Day To . . . review the past for all those times we didn’t listen to our instincts, and try to apply what you learned then to a current situation where you’re being presented with a false choice: it seems that if you do the right thing, you’ll lose a particular power position. This is false, an ‘argument’ advanced by the ego to try to keep you from doing the wise or practical thing, rather than the ego-indulgent one. It may seem dangerous to see yourself as the authority in this situation, but it’s not taking the reins that brings things crashing down. Trust yourself and your integrity–if you make choices that allow you to look yourself in the mirror without flinching, then you’ll regret nothing, and you’ll have done the right thing.

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

‘Cathedral Spires, Garden of the Gods, Colorado’ Photo By William Henry Jackson c1874 {{PD}}

The 1st Is A Good Day To . . . do our best to stay out of an ego war between two individuals or entities who are impervious to input–so they don’t learn, just continue to butt heads–and further, we should strive not to be one of these parties ourselves. Just being in this atmosphere can drive thoughts to the dark side and make us unduly pessimistic. Our armor comes in two forms: one is in having the Self-possession and poise to deal with what we’ve been avoiding–it loses its negative pull when dragged out into the light and faced–and we should allow actions and choices to be informed by that still, small voice within. We know more than we think we do–it’s time to trust ourselves to respond appropriately–but this only works if we are truly honest with ourselves. Refuse to see reality, and judgement quite naturally and understandably will take a wrong turn. Use a lifeline and phone a friend if you’re really unsure.

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

Sheep (race Red Head Manech) at Zuhalmendi. Ascain, Basque Country, France. Photo By Basotxerri 2018 CC BY-SA 4.0 File:Ascain – Oveja -BT- 02.jpg

The 30th Is A Good Day To . . . question why it is today that we seem to be insisting on doing the thing that’s bad for us. We’ve got some odd ideas, maybe even delusions, about what fulfilling ambitions and desires might mean, we seem to be courting contrary opinions and looking for difficult social interactions, facts mean (almost) nothing, as far as we’re concerned, and we may push without thinking in relationships and over assets even though we know it’s not wise to! What gives? It’s simple, really: our imaginations have gotten the better of us; we’ve been fantasizing and then responding as if those fantasies (many of which are on the angry or paranoid side of things) are real–and they’re not. Realign thinking by concentrating on the practical and the ideal. Be satisfied for now with taking a step back–and know that it’s a well-deserved break, with circumstances that will bring significant healing tomorrow, the 31st–which also happens to be a day when our attention is on the current trajectory of our life direction. We’ll find some especially clever and innovative ways of getting ourselves where we want to go–so plan on big steps tomorrow, and just sit back and stay out of trouble today.

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