VERY well timed blog post by a friend

"Most people have the feeling life has become too complicated, too turbulent. For most, an “escape” sounds like an interesting idea. " I appreciate these words in today's post about "escape" from the complicated and the turbulent. I have not taken advantage of my lifetime National Park membership (which I obtained through guidance from this blog), but I have been uplifted of late in my New England location of stepping out each day for my walk and being struck by how the natural setting comes to such life at this time of the year. Let me find respite today in nature's wonder - right in my own neighborhood.

Just what the doctor ordered this a.m.  New blog post from some NC friends.  Complicated and turbulent landed on my life plate yesterday.  Nothing big, but I am overwhelmed by things that others just take in stride.  COMCAST/Xfinity...need I say more.  TV box died.  "Technician" scheduled between 10-12 today.   I know I am one of the few who relies on COMCAST for tv watching.  Smart TVs, streaming...right up there with smart phone in my book.  I see my escape as living in an airbnb type set up where all I do is pay something each month and everything is taken care of for me.  Like the restaurant ratings, that ends up in the $$$$$ category on the $ to $$$$$ scale.  And of course "my dream" location would be the airbnb at the Center for Conscious Living and Dying.  To be in a beautiful place surrounded with people who are in deep connection with life - and death.  At my age, I am straddling both.  I was glad to see that they have a wind phone there now.  Just mentioned that to sister #6 last night as to how "to contact me" after I am no longer on this earth.  She is a decade younger than me with a daughter getting married this fall, so there will be lots I "will miss" but how would it be otherwise?  :)  FOMO versus my JOMO.  

So yesterday - Walk, read, 4 p.m. realization that TV box was not working..."enriching" conversations with COMCAST machines and a rep from a foreign land reading a carefully crafted script to appease his American audience.  Of course I have to wonder how much more my COMCAST bill could be in it was a fully US based company.  Oh well.  I will see where my mood takes me between 10 a.m. to noon today.  First things, first will be Shoprite.  Chores - dishes, clothes.  Walk post COMCAST visit.  

One uplift - former school #2 boss texted to set up date for Spring Musical.  She also shared that she and husband are moving homes on campus.  They have had one of the bigger houses over the last 20-ish years, but with no kids home any longer they will get one of the smaller houses.  Not a bad deal for housing and food as desired for 20 years.  She was a great boss and is an even better person. :)

The changes that you want to make may not be the changes that other people want to make and the potential for conflict is clear. Mars moving into your opposite sign means you would be wise to compromise even when you are in no mood to back down.

Integrate a few wellness practices into your morning routine, dearest Libra, as the Capricorn moon aligns with passionate Mars to elevate your mind, body, and spirit. You'll feel uplifted and in the mood for attention once Luna migrates into Aquarius, while creative thinking can guide you toward new heights. The energy shifts as Mars enters Aries, turning up the heat within matters of the heart throughout the coming weeks. Maintain personal balance when navigating these vibes, and fight for equal exchange within your relationships. Watch out for power struggles later tonight when Venus and Pluto square off in our skies.

Are you having some problems with authority, Libra? Are you having a hard time making yourself understood? If so, have you thought about explaining your projects in detail to the people that you hope will follow you in your adventure? You can't expect others to follow you blindly. They, too, have their lives to live, as well as their own objectives and priorities.

Compromise, personal balance, hard time making myself understood - poor COMCAST technician...I will try to let him/her live his/her life.  :)  Have a good Tuesday and please keep a good thought that there is peace and resolution.  (insert praying hands emoji)  No DC's today...not until tomorrow with EOLD, DC's Thursday and Saturday.  Hopefully I will not be talking about my COMCAST grief.  :)

PS:  More well timed - my Stoic email at 5:19 a.m. "It may feel like you’re not good at this Stoicism thing. You lost your temper yesterday. You relapsed on some bad habits. You did something that was unkind. You did something out of fear."  From an interview with Rick Rubin - "What he means is that creativity, like philosophy, is not an end state—it’s a process, a practice. It’s the attempt, not the outcome that counts. It’s an intention, not a disposition. So what you fell short, were you trying? Are you still trying? That’s the important thing. Stoicism is something we do, or rather, it’s something we are doing. Every single day, we’re trying. Every single day, we are putting the time in, the effort in, the intention in. We won’t always be successful, we won’t always live up to our standards, but what counts is that we don’t quit. What matters is that we trust the process, that we respect the practice."