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Horoscopes For December 17, 2011
You know how sometimes, your mobile phone interferes with your radio, sending a crackling noise through the speakers? We astrologers sometimes feel that way about Christmas! There we are, trying to tell you what kind of week the sky has in store… and there’s the festive season, interrupting the flow with all that tinsel! I must somehow allow for all of that… yet remain aware that not everyone is automatically in a good mood, just because it’s nearly the end of December. But I can say that for us all, as the week goes by, the outlook gets better!
Sagittarius
sagittarius
Your Week Ahead: ‘Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do.’ There are, though, times when we have to be generous. There are times when we need to let go of the one thing we might most prefer to cling to. There are times when it is better to share and go short than to lead lives that look full but feel hollow. You must decide how generous you are currently willing to be in a key situation. Give as much as you can manage and then a little more. It is time to turn ‘nearly Christmas’ into ‘really Christmas’. I have just recorded your latest in-depth week-ahead prediction. It has got some brilliant news in it. You can hear the first minute or so immediately when you click here.
Scorpio
scorpio
Your Week Ahead: Our emotions are illogical. We fall in love with the most ridiculous ideas, objects, even people. We can’t help how we feel, though we often wish we could. We tend to chastise ourselves for developing such silly passions. We consider them to be weaknesses, flaws and failings. Our hearts may be idiosyncratic, but that doesn’t mean they are stupid. Nor does it mean that they are working against our best interests. How can our hearts ever do that? Trust what yours is telling you this Christmas. Even if there is not much you can do, you can at least make a wish. I have just recorded your new in-depth prediction. You are really going to like what it contains. You’ll hear the first minute or so immediately when you click here.
Libra
libra
Your Week Ahead: We all have selective memories; that’s how we survive. We conveniently forget whatever it pains us to remember. And we love the fact that the future is such an open book. We can project into it whatever we want. And we do. That’s why so few of us can ever see forward in time with any degree of accuracy. Like wine-tasters who forget to swill and spit, we swallow the first thing we see and end up drunk on our dreams. This Christmas brings a reminder of reality. Be grateful for it. It may yet turn out to prove a very precious present. In your brand new in-depth prediction, there’s some news that could change your life. You’ll hear the first minute or so immediately when you click here.
Virgo
virgo
Your Week Ahead: Haven’t you heard? Due to government cuts, the holidays have been postponed. To reduce personal and national debt and avoid weeks of lost productivity, it was decided to delay Christmas until April, when it will be combined with Easter. If you have made plans, you will have to cancel them. I’m only joking. But you are half-inclined to believe it. Life has lately required you to accept much disappointment with stoicism. No matter what the setback may be, you now feel psychologically prepared. But, actually, the worst of recent trouble is behind you. While I was recording your latest weekly prediction, I saw something important about you and your future. You’ll hear the first minute or so immediately when you click here.
Leo
leo
Your Week Ahead: Be careful what you wish for, because you may just get it. You are, it seems, facing some kind of chaos connected to your domestic situation. You feel you would be more comfortable if a set of circumstances were altered. It might then be easier for you to enjoy the holiday season. Are you just dreaming impossible dreams? Absolutely not. Things can alter – and the Christmas Fairy is listening carefully to you now. She may yet be able to bring much of what you are secretly hoping for. So think carefully. Once granted, your wish cannot be undone. I have just recorded your new in-depth prediction. It contains what what you need to know more than anything else right now. You’ll hear the first minute or so immediately when you click here.
Cancer
cancer
Your Week Ahead: As all around us we hear the Nativity tale being told, let us remember that every child comes into this world full of love and blissfully free of opinions. It is never long, though, before they develop these. It is as if we race to establish a state of identity based on our preferences, prejudices, our racial and cultural influences. We don’t like it when any of these are questioned or undermined. Yet we benefit enormously from being reminded that we are bigger than all the small stuff. Events this Christmas challenge an old view point but bring joyous freedom. You haven’t got a ‘problem’. You have an incredible opportunity. In your new audio forecast I explain more. You’ll hear the first minute or so immediately when you click here.
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Unhealthy Relationships
Alleged Friendships
I’m often surprised by what some people call a ‘friendship’. Especially when you stand back and watch certain relationships in action. Over the years I’ve observed plenty of alleged friendships which appeared to be anything but friendly. Surely, that’s a sign?
Alarm bells anyone?
Here’s a free friendship tip: if somebody treats you like shit on a regular basis, they’re not your friend.
Crazy, I know.
The ‘Science’ of Friendship
So, how do you choose your friends? Is there are process? A method? In fact, do you actually choose your friendships or do they just evolve? Do your friends need to meet certain criteria? Have you been pushed into some friendships? Is it a prerequisite that your friends have similar values to you? Habits? Beliefs? Principles? Do your friendships typically arise from a common interest or involvement? Or, is it more a situational thing? Do your friendships need to ‘make sense’? Does there need to be some kind of win-win component or is that getting too strategic? Can blokes and girls have healthy non-sexual, uncomplicated friendships? Or does that only work in the movies?
For what it’s worth, here are my thoughts on healthy and unhealthy friendships. As you read, keep in mind that I’ve done zero research (there’s a shock), so I’m speaking (writing) from a purely experiential and observational perspective.
My Friends?
I have never strategically or consciously chosen a friend. Nearly all of my friends are pisspots drink alcohol. I don’t. My friends and I often disagree. Sometimes, heatedly. I have friends who are Christians, Buddhists, Muslims, Agnostics and Atheists. And a few who are confused. I have straight friends and gay friends. And a few more who are confused. The majority of my friends don’t share my passion for training. Or philosophy. Some do. Some of my friends read my articles and books and say “what the f*ck are you on about?” One of my best friends is female, Jewish, married, five years older than me and about to become a grandmother. We have almost nothing in common. Nonetheless, we have a great friendship. Some of my friends are in their twenties. Some, in their seventies. Some think I’m stupid for not getting married. Some think I’m smart.
Fortunately, they all accept me for me. In terms of our friendship, they don’t really care about my brand, my career, my business, my success or any of my ‘stuff’. There’s no agenda, no angle and no conditions. No, they care about Craig the bloke. The complex, flawed, weird creature that I am.
Surprising, I know. 
I’m of the opinion that the healthiest friendships develop organically. And that often, they don’t make ‘sense’. My experience is that great friendships are not hard work. Neither are they strategic.
So, how do we know when a friendship is healthy? When we can answer ‘yes’ to the following question:
“Is my life better with this person in it?”
And how do we know when a friendship is unhealthy?
- When we associate more negative (than positive) emotions to a particular person.
- When we are regularly given feedback, judgment or direction that we haven’t sought.
- When the friendship is ‘driven’ by one person.
- When we need to meet certain criteria to retain our ‘membership’ to the friendship.
- When we feel more like a doormat than a valued, loved friend.
- When we are a friend of convenience – the other person appears and disappears when it suits them.
- When the relationship is constant hard work.
Sometimes, we are so desperate to have someone as part of our life, or to belong to a group, that we compromise ourselves – and not in a good way. We allow ourselves to be used, manipulated and even, degraded. We give away our power and our dignity. If you need to ‘play a role’ to be part of a friendship then maybe it’s time to step away and be you.
If you don’t like you, nobody else will. The most important friendship you will ever have is with yourself.
So start there
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