Happy New Year

Dear Readers and Followers, This from http://www.dailyom.com (opens in a new window.) I usually do not put much thought into horoscope readings but this one seems so very fitting for the New Year that I wanted to share it with you today. It seems to have hit "my nail on the head!" One of the ways I was able to get through this Christmas and New Year's season, the first after 40 years without Gregory being home with me, was to think about what our life, his and mine, was like last year at this time. To say the least, it was horrible. Gregory was having a harder and harder time coping with his world and I was having more and more difficulty coping with Gregory in his world and trying to provide any sense of "normalcy" and routine for him. It was very difficult trying to live in his world with him while still being part of my own world, and the two were becoming more and more difficult to reconcile. On beginning the new year, we are both in very good places both physically and mentally. Gregory seems to enjoy his new home. his new family, his new community at The Lieberman Center and I have settled into living on my own. Being with him every day gives me great pleasure and he continues to be pleased to see me. Manny provides such wonderful attention to Gregory when I am not there and this provides me with great peace of mind. The Lieberman Center provides respectful, thoughtful, caring attention to all of Gregory's needs. Happy New Year. Thanks for being part of my "reading/sharing public." I do not know who most of you are and that does not matter. What matters is that somehow, what I write helps you keep up with Gregory and my journey and possibly helps you with yours. I appreciate you! Fondly, Michael

December 31, 2014 Settling into Life Aries Daily HoroscopeYour thoughts will likely turn to topics related to health and home today. Any worry you might have felt in the past regarding your professional or personal prospects may disappear as you begin to recognize that you have been blessed with material and emotional security. You may feel particular self-reliant and eager to take on new tasks related to both your survival and your personal growth. Since you likely believe wholeheartedly that you are capable of successfully seeing to your well-being and that of your loved ones, you may spend less time today contemplating potential pitfalls and more time enjoying your ongoing efforts to build a comfortable, nurturing, and serene life. When we feel secure, we are more apt to really immerse ourselves in those little details of our lives that make simply existing more enjoyable and enable us to engender our potential more fully than ever before. Since we can settle in to our lives without fearing that chaos is waiting for us just around the bend, we are able to concentrate on improving our overall level of comfort through the choices we make at home and at work. Mental energy once devoted to worry is redirected and can be applied to any number of more thoughtful recreational and productive pursuits. Our lives become ours once again as we grow to understand that we are the arbiters of our destiny and are not at the mercy of circumstance. The security you feel today will form the foundation upon which you truly thrive.

Today

Sometimes Horoscopes make a lot of sense!

July 08, 2013
Aries (3/21-4/19)

• You can't do it all today, which is a fact that will become dramatically apparent almost as soon as you get started this morning. But instead of feeling frustrated, start paring off a few tasks -- and adjust your expectations. Despite the current rumors, you are not a superhero! It's much better to do less and succeed often than it is to always aim for the stars and continually fall short of them. Climbing a smaller mountain is still climbing a mountain.

Detached Assistance

My horoscope below hits home and reminds me that I am Gregory's caregiver partner because of our love for each other: 1) Not because I need his admiration (or that of others ... but a thank you now and then and recognition by others of the task on my shoulders is nice,) 2) Not because I  need to be needed (although it does make me feel useful and gives me purpose,) 3) Not because I need to nourish my sense of self (although I do need to remind myself now and then that I am doing a good job.)

By helping Gregory, I get a sense of joy and know that he feels more comfortable and safe in his life. I act from my heart as we live each day, am guided by the spirt within, and have pure intentions. Now if I only could separate the EMOTIONAL from the INTELLECTUAL and shorten the reaction time of putting the emotions to rest while behaving in a gentle, respectful, loving way removed from anger, fear, and frustration.

February 25, 2013
Detached Assistance
Aries Daily Horoscope

Assisting others who require your help could make the things you do seem valuable today. It might be that your sense of self-worth is linked directly to the perception of others, particularly as it pertains to the things you do for them. While doing things for others can be positive, you might want to practice separating your feelings of self from the things you do. Should you receive thanks or praise from someone related to something you have completed today, you can take a deep breath and remind yourself that you are the same person you were before receiving the admiration of others. Keeping this in mind could help you detach from needing the approval of the people around you to nourish your sense of self and might make it easier to support others with honest intentions instead of hidden motives of self-gratification.

Learning to help others simply for the joy it brings makes our assistance pure and earnest. Needing to be needed can be a large part of our desire to help people for it makes us feel that without us someone else would have a difficult time getting by in life, which in turn bolsters our confidence in ourselves. When we act from our hearts and with the guidance of our spirits, however, we require nothing in return, since we are accessing the beauty of our souls and using that purity to help, which makes our assistance much more worthwhile. By helping without expecting anything today, you will serve others with the purest of intentions.

Taken from: www.dailyom.com

Ah, This Explains It!

Perhaps this horoscope for today explains the previous two posts. See I told you I would feel better tomorrow!

January 24, 2013 Slow Balance Aries Daily HoroscopeYou may have trouble controlling yourself today as your thoughts and feelings are likely swirling around your mind in an erratic fashion. As a result, making decisions can seem more difficult than usual, and you may find yourself avoiding situations in which you may be called upon to offer an opinion. A busy schedule is likely the culprit behind your inability to center your thinking patterns and emotional state. Today can be a good time to retreat from your outer-world responsibilities by taking a personal day or leaving work early—you can distance yourself from the cacophony of modern life and reconnect with the person you are inside when you are alone. An imbalanced mood is often a sign that we are overdoing it and need to stop pushing ourselves so hard in our private and outer-world arenas. While we may feel compelled to look toward our achievements or relationships for validation, doing this establishes within us a need to labor every more diligently. We eventually reach a point, however, where we are so caught up in our efforts that we no longer know what to think or feel. Recovery is a simple matter of scaling back our pace and giving ourselves the gift of regular periods of tranquility. Immersed in an atmosphere of serenity and stillness, our own emotions, opinions, and values reemerge, allowing us to discover once again who we are and where we belong. Your vacillating mood will stabilize today as you allow yourself to step away from your frenzied labors. Horoscope from http://www.dailyom.com