Being an astrologer, I am aware of the movement of the planets–more than just the sun (seasons) and the moon cycles.  My story on how they affect us tiny blobs of protoplasm stuck to this gorgeous third globe from the sun is that they mirror what we have chosen as a dance in this life.  That is, where the planets were when we took our first breath reflects a blueprint of sorts, on how we are designed in this life.  Free will allows us to play with this design with infinite style. 

But the seasons do affect us.  I may have been born with curly hair, but I have a choice to flatten it out or simply cut it off.  However it took some experimentation on how to get it not to frizz.  So here we are in that time of year with a retrograde Mercury in the skies.  To us on earth it looks like Mercury is moving backwards.  Typically this is when we avoid signing contracts, confirming agreements, buying large purchases, etc.  It is a time where our best thinking needs to be revised–probably three times.

Here is a season that I’ve learned calls for the practice of humor and patience.  Flustered in the morning, there is no time to buy coffee.  Having time to help, I buy it and deliver it.  And she already bought it herself.  Aha ha ha.  I prepare for rain, and it is sunny.  I plan for one task, and everything appears on the way.  Pause.  Feel.  Rest.  Think again.  Pause.  Release.  Try again.  Pause.  Surrender.  Laugh out loud.

Today I learn a new dance with My Beautiful Smiling Teacher.