Pride (In The Name Of Love)
I actually have about 3 things I want to write about, but instead, tonight, I am not going to write about any of them. I am going to write about my best friend instead.
I love her, she knows that, I love her enough to even go to Frankfurt and be holed up in a hotel room for 48 hours poorly and enjoy it! That's not what I'm writing about though. It struck me when sat in a very long, very cold, very boring line of frost bitten cars on the way to work this morning how totally proud of her I am. She's had a very busy and rather tough past twelve months in many ways and she's come out of it unscathed and as headstrong and positive as ever!
I was thinking about this because she's just taken on her bosses job at work - which is enough on it's own, but this she is doing this alongside planning her wedding which is in just 16 weeks and 4 days! On top of this, she finished her masters in November, as well as worrying about and supporting family through issues. Lesser people would have fallen way before now.
One of the most surprising things about her though is that she has no idea how strong she really is. She has more than one rather screwey friends (I am including me in that number!) who she is a constant life line and support too which is unwavering and immense. It takes a strong person to handle one such friend like me, but to support several takes a special person.
So given the stresses and pressures she's dealt with over the last twelve months from her friendship, masters, family, health, wedding and work - as well as the pressures she puts on herself anyway - I think I'm justified in saying I'm proud of her.
I love her, she knows that, I love her enough to even go to Frankfurt and be holed up in a hotel room for 48 hours poorly and enjoy it! That's not what I'm writing about though. It struck me when sat in a very long, very cold, very boring line of frost bitten cars on the way to work this morning how totally proud of her I am. She's had a very busy and rather tough past twelve months in many ways and she's come out of it unscathed and as headstrong and positive as ever!
I was thinking about this because she's just taken on her bosses job at work - which is enough on it's own, but this she is doing this alongside planning her wedding which is in just 16 weeks and 4 days! On top of this, she finished her masters in November, as well as worrying about and supporting family through issues. Lesser people would have fallen way before now.
One of the most surprising things about her though is that she has no idea how strong she really is. She has more than one rather screwey friends (I am including me in that number!) who she is a constant life line and support too which is unwavering and immense. It takes a strong person to handle one such friend like me, but to support several takes a special person.
So given the stresses and pressures she's dealt with over the last twelve months from her friendship, masters, family, health, wedding and work - as well as the pressures she puts on herself anyway - I think I'm justified in saying I'm proud of her.
This Is The Dawning Of The Age Of Aquarius
Aquarius
20 Jan-19 Feb
In ancient Rome the Aquarius was responsible for civic plumbing, for rich and poor alike - a role that fused practical and social engineering. Modern astrology likewise sees the Water Bearer as a dispenser of social and technological innovation - Aquarius is tied to the advent of human rights, television and the internet.
In 2009, Aquarians have the chance to exhibit their humanitarian qualities, their inventiveness and creativity (we'll pass over their stubborn refusal to listen to advice). The passage of Jupiter through one's skies is a 'lucky' omen - this is the planet of nobility and abundance - but its meeting with Neptune promises you inspiration on a grand scale. Moreover, this once in a lifetime event means you're tied into the collective zeitgeist of 2009.
1997 and 1985, your previous Jupiter years, may provide clues to your outlook in 2009, while anyone born in 1962 (a mega Aquarian year) looks in luck.
Barack Obama's phrase 'The audacity of hope' neatly sums up the meaning of Jupiter (boldness) and Neptune (idealism); indeed, the conjunction ties helpfully into Obama's own horoscope (a Leo with Aquarius prominent) and that of Sarah Palin (born 11 Feb 64), who shows that the glamorous touch of Neptune often comes tainted by scandal and bluff. Palin also illustrates that there's a thin line between Aquarius's readiness to march out of step and being what one aide termed 'a whack job'.
Whatever your agenda, the four months following the new Moon of 26 January are the time for boldness and vision. Travel, education and publishing (Jupiter's traditional associations) are all favoured, as are digital and internet ventures. As the image you project to the world tends to stick, scheme accordingly.
The tiny planetoid Chiron, also in residence in your skies, lends you a healing touch - good for the salving of old emotional wounds. The midsummer solstice signals a few months of consolidation for business and career affairs. The mechanics of work - office, studio - may need fine tuning, while the omens are strong for the flush of summer romance and croquet on velvet lawns.
With September set to be unobliging (and with a financial twist), you may like to postpone your push for world domination until October. Thereafter your energies find a ready response and long-term traction, a following wind that blows you through to the steadier climes of 2010.
From The Observer (thanks Jenn!)
20 Jan-19 Feb
In ancient Rome the Aquarius was responsible for civic plumbing, for rich and poor alike - a role that fused practical and social engineering. Modern astrology likewise sees the Water Bearer as a dispenser of social and technological innovation - Aquarius is tied to the advent of human rights, television and the internet.
In 2009, Aquarians have the chance to exhibit their humanitarian qualities, their inventiveness and creativity (we'll pass over their stubborn refusal to listen to advice). The passage of Jupiter through one's skies is a 'lucky' omen - this is the planet of nobility and abundance - but its meeting with Neptune promises you inspiration on a grand scale. Moreover, this once in a lifetime event means you're tied into the collective zeitgeist of 2009.
1997 and 1985, your previous Jupiter years, may provide clues to your outlook in 2009, while anyone born in 1962 (a mega Aquarian year) looks in luck.
Barack Obama's phrase 'The audacity of hope' neatly sums up the meaning of Jupiter (boldness) and Neptune (idealism); indeed, the conjunction ties helpfully into Obama's own horoscope (a Leo with Aquarius prominent) and that of Sarah Palin (born 11 Feb 64), who shows that the glamorous touch of Neptune often comes tainted by scandal and bluff. Palin also illustrates that there's a thin line between Aquarius's readiness to march out of step and being what one aide termed 'a whack job'.
Whatever your agenda, the four months following the new Moon of 26 January are the time for boldness and vision. Travel, education and publishing (Jupiter's traditional associations) are all favoured, as are digital and internet ventures. As the image you project to the world tends to stick, scheme accordingly.
The tiny planetoid Chiron, also in residence in your skies, lends you a healing touch - good for the salving of old emotional wounds. The midsummer solstice signals a few months of consolidation for business and career affairs. The mechanics of work - office, studio - may need fine tuning, while the omens are strong for the flush of summer romance and croquet on velvet lawns.
With September set to be unobliging (and with a financial twist), you may like to postpone your push for world domination until October. Thereafter your energies find a ready response and long-term traction, a following wind that blows you through to the steadier climes of 2010.
From The Observer (thanks Jenn!)
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