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.

By Antoni Karwowski – Own work, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9478921

The 28th Is A Good Day To . . . refuse to act out of fear, to overreact to pressures from the social sphere, or to succumb to what’s unwise or impractical. What you’ve hidden from others may come out; that’s just a fact. All you can do is remain calm and know that what’s mustered against you at this time is of your own making. No blame here, just a reminder that not ignoring or being in denial of reality is always the best way to go. For those who don’t keep a full closet, the day may pass with very little kerfuffle, with the Scorpio Moon filling in a loose Water Grand Trine with Neptune and first Mercury and then Vesta, suggesting emotions and minds roiled by secrets, deceptions, and what we didn’t know before, but potentially stabilized by being very clear on our highest values, by what really matters to us.

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

‘Celebration of Earth, Air, Fire and Water’ By William Johnstone 1974 GMA 1313 – National Galleries of Scotland {{PD}}

The 27th Is A Good Day To . . . tap in to your spontaneity. It’s a time to celebrate your own uniqueness, to embrace what’s surprising or unusual, to trot out your own most original ideas and qualities, and the result will likely be some stunning opportunity, some worthy creative mojo, and the ability to fine-tune change while honoring all you revere. Beware of: being mislead, particularly by any ‘lens’ you may place over relationships, financial or social situations, or in relation to who you are at core; also consider that thinking and action are fundamentally at odds, which could mean our best course is to act only on those original or creative impulses that we’ve already kicked around for awhile. Action can (and should) carry the spontaneous impetus of ‘in the moment’, but should also reflect some concept, function, or role that truly reflects the Soul.

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

‘View from the Hohe Warte towards Heiligenstadt’ By Carl Moll c1900 {{PD}}

The 26th Is A Good Day To . . . take a ‘two-avenues’ approach to things, as both are worth traveling: one, think healthy–strive for balance, purity, honesty–and two, open your arms to the relationships and the profits that can come to you from pursuing your goals. Now you’ll notice, you can’t be in a relationship alone (insert your own marriage joke here), and profits have to come from somewhere–so not just being open, but reaching out and showing what you can do, and where you want to go, are what it takes to attract what for at least some of us will turn out to be a surprising level of support.

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

‘Be Wise’ is like ‘Be Best’, but better. By The White House from Washington, DC – Be Best Bowling with First Lady Melania Trump, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=78800522

The 25th Is A Good Day To . . . do what’s smart or practical, and leave power plays for another day. There’s inner turmoil, a disconnect between the mentality and our ideas of what we can and can’t do, of how far we can reach, and how capable or outfitted to handle circumstances we truly are–so stick to what you know to be wise, and let all the rest go, just for today.

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

‘Diana the Huntress’ By Gaston Casimir Saint-Pierre latter half of the 19th century {{PD}}

The 24th Is A Good Day To . . . apply a standard of Love to everywhere you want to exercise power, and then be willing to modify your own procedures if they don’t meet the ‘Loving Test’: is it kind? is it loving? does it avoid creating harm? If all the answers are ‘Yes’, you can go forward and power-express your heart out. One caution: instinct can’t substitute for careful thought or that Love test, so don’t use that as an excuse–that dog won’t hunt, and you’ll end up wasting some perfectly good forward-moving energy.

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