This is quite a stressful day with random thoughts encouraging you to swing into action without any prior reflection on what you're about to do. This spontaneous behavior goes against your reflective nature, but it's a tough day to wait patiently for a cosmic starting gun. Ultimately, you should be able to restrain yourself, but still could experience somatic discomfort if you don't express your feelings. Be open to changing your mind, for the alternatives will continue to look better as the day goes on.
I don't think I've ever seen the words "somatic discomfort" in a horoscope before. But he's right about it being a stressful day with random thoughts. My brain is jumping around like a hamster after six double espressos - there are so many things to focus on, they are all important, and I have to remind myself that they all do not have to happen at the same time. Right now my brain is just spooling off words - the chatter in my head actually wakes me up in the morning: haircut...database...get new phone...network...study...broker license...budget...study...database...meetings...looped with every awful earworm song lyric you can imagine. I think I need ADD meds.
I have to remind myself that I do not need to accomplish everything at once, I AM making good progress, and I need to keep focused on my real priorities - studying for the broker's exam is job ONE, because none of the other items on the to-do list will mean a damn thing until I pass the freaking exam.
And of course, a major part of this major reinvention of my entire life is getting to know my adopted home. Yesterday I walked downtown - we did the Asheville Urban Trail. It's a fun and interesting way to learn about the city, which is just loaded with art, architecture, and history, commemorated with very cool and charming bronze sculptures.
The face of one of the "Shopping Daze" ladies:
The bronze guestbook of the former Battery Park Hotel:
The cats on the Cat Walk:
Asheville's own Flat Iron Building, built by the same architect:
Gorgeous architectural details everywhere:
An entire segment of the trail is devoted to one of Asheville's most famous sons, Thomas Wolfe:
I followed that pleasant diversion with a couple of hours of networking at the Home Show, which was both fun and productive. Which was good, because today I did Not Jack Shit. I woke up too early with that chatter in my head. After days of glorious warm sunshine and spring weather, today was in the 50s and overcast, damp and depressing, and I was duly depressed by it. Tomorrow will be sunny and 70, and I will be productive AND go to the park, because I can do both. I just need to keep my focus, and not let the frantic chatter make me scatterbrained.
I read "somatic discomfort" and decided he was going for extra points with the teacher. But yeah, the squirrel chatter in the head always accompanies major change for me too. It's always associated with major job related changes too. Nothing to do but just get through it. And lots of deep breathing for me. That's usually the only way I can get to sleep when the squirrels get in the attic.
ReplyDeleteGood luck, hope things begin to fall into place soon. And I love downtown AVL too.
Kimmen
Lovely photos of downtown Asheville!
ReplyDeleteOh man. I remember those S&W cafeterias. There were 2 in Richmond when I was growing up and that was the only restaurant my parents would take all 4 kids to. They always had sweet potato pie and I always mistook it for pumpkin and then was disappointed. Thanks for bringing back an old memory! Great photos.
ReplyDelete@Bess - That S&W went through several incarnations in recent years and I think it's between identities right now - but whatever they do, I don't think they'll be allowed to mess with that lovely art deco exterior.
ReplyDelete@Kimmen - Squirrels! Yes - the squirrels and hamsters hit the espresso and dance around in my head whenever I'm making a big life change. They drove me crazy in the two months before the move - then they shut up and snored.