𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐢𝐫𝐞

We can all agree St. Anger was terrible.

To drop the flesh off of the frame. The Earth and worms both have a claim.

Fun fact about being a Taurus sun: we are incredibly loyal until we find out you've been up to something. Then you're dead to us. Done. Gone. We can handle disappointments, stick it out with you through all the rough patches, but never lie to us and don't play us. This also applies to Leo, Aries, Capricorn, Virgo and Cancer. We are loyal until the end.

Week XVI This week we've been focusing on two things: impulse control and what can go wrong, may go wrong. If something or someone is upsetting you, start reflecting on it. Ask yourself about your reaction. Marcus Aurelius had plenty to be upset about as an emperor. He had very real authority and power. Amidst the fires he put out, he would likely tell himself, "You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength." So, too, with what has happened to you. You did not and can not control what happened, but you have power over the reaction, and the impulses you follow in the wake of it. ----------------------------------------------------- Things to reflect on this week: • What can I pay closer attention to today? • Can I stop feeling hurt by every little thing? • Do I need to have an opinion about this? • Does my opinion matter in this situation? • Am I leaving room for what might happen? • What are the current goods in my life? What are some things that I can better do to see the silver linings? • How long can I go without letting my attention slide? • Am I self-aware, self-critical and self-determining?

When you first rise in the morning tell yourself: I will encounter busybodies, ingrates, egomaniacs, liars, the jealous and cranks. They are all stricken with these afflictions because they don't know the difference between good and evil. Because I have understood the beauty of good and the ugliness of evil, I know that these wrongdoer are still akin to me...and that none can do me harm, or implicate me in ugliness - nor can I be angry at my relatives or hate them. For we are made for cooperation. - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 2.1