Thanksgiving

Today my family had a little bit of an unconventional Thanksgiving.  Our Plan A didn't work out, so we moved to a last minute Plan B.  The oyster stew was divine and I hadn't had it in years - just a hint.

As I was getting ready for bed tonight I realized the ice that had formed on the inside of the window by my bed (not a little, but a lot of ice) had melted and soaked through most of my bedding.  I was instantly in despair because everyone had gone to bed and I had to make do with what I could find for bedding and clean up this sopping window mess in the dark.  Then I remembered to count my blessings, particularly apropos the holiday, neh?

I looked up my Free Will Astrology horoscope and was floored by it.  The message really seemed to fit here.  It made me almost as teary as watching It's a Wonderful Life today.  Remember there is a link on the right side of my blog if you want to check your Free Will Astrology!

"We cannot have any unmixed emotions," said poet William Butler Yeats. "There is always something in our enemy that we like, and something in our sweetheart that we dislike." I hope that's OK with you, Taurus. In fact I hope you regard that as a peculiar blessing -- as one of the half-maddening, half-inspiring perks of life on earth. The fact is, as I see it, that you are in the thick of the Season of Mixed Emotions. The more graciously you accept that -- the more you invite it to hone your soul's intelligence -- the better able you'll be to capitalize on the rich and fertile contradictions that are headed your way. 

I invite you to keep a running list of all the ways life delights you and helps you and energizes you. Describe everyday miracles you take for granted . . . the uncanny powers you possess . . . the small joys that occur so routinely you forget how much they mean to you . . . the steady flow of benefits bestowed on you by people you know and don't know. What works for you? What makes you feel at home in the world?