Falling Trees

Once again I could have used an astrological warning! Last night, during the huge windstorm, a loud noise woke me up. I thought it was thunder. Then I thought "A tree fell on the house! Get the kids out! No... that's crazy." And I fell back asleep. This morning I woke up to find...a tree had fallen on my house. Actually two dead trees from a neighbor's yard (he was supposed to have removed them years ago) fell and took down power lines, power poles, our play structure, and then landed on my sunporch roof.
I did have a horoscope today that said your luck is tied into good PR so when I saw the news camera in the backyard I ran out and got interviewed. Then the newspaper called for an interview and sent a photographer out. We'll see if this PR leads to good luck, i.e. our neighbors paying for the damage that THEIR trees caused.

I did have one horoscope that says Career or education may soon necessitate an exotic trip. Oh, stop acting like you hate the idea. Is your passport current? and I just have to laugh. Alicia and I are leaving for Nashville first thing in the morning for four days of exotic synchronized skating competitions. Do you need a passport to go to Nashville?

Positivity

When you're consistently positive, limits fade away.

I believe this falls under the heading of Well, Duh. When you're consistently positive, all the bad things fade away, or they seem to. But when you're consistently positive you are also eventually going to annoy someone.

Advice

Helping others with their problems will fill you with a sense of higher purpose under the Libra Moon, especially when you see them act on your advice. Ponder the internal growth you've attained over the last six months as well as the dreams you have for the near future.

Hmmmm, can't recall giving any great advice today. Certainly not any that was acted on. Though ... we were at a skating competition all morning and I told Alicia she had to keep "selling" her routine no matter what happened (though, to be honest, this is advice I give her every time she performs). She got all turned around on her Showcase routine because she had to start in a different direction and at one point I think she was actually making things up - but she did keep selling it. Not sure if that counts though.

So now I'm pondering any internal growth I've made over the last six months. And again I'm a little stumped. Have I really made any? How do you judge? You know, I think I have. In the last six months I have realized that A) I really want to write full-time, and B) I can complete steps to make that happen, like send out essays, etc. And though I've been getting some "no's" lately; I know I would tell anyone else.... Keep at it, you just haven't found the right place for your work yet. So I'm taking my own advice and I think that does show some internal growth.

Hey - I just gave some great advice to myself! I sure hope I'm listening.

No Accident Warning

It's 8:18 pm and I'm frantically searching all my horoscopes for any warning that I would be in a car accident tonight.

I was on my way to a magazine writer's workshop at the Royal Oak library and got rear-ended. Hard. I hit the back of my head on the seatback (note: they do not make those soft enough) and my car moved forward about a foot even though I had on the brakes. I was afraid I'd hit the car ahead of me, luckily I didn't. It was a busy road so I pulled off to a side street and called 911. Very nice operator, btw. I had some bumper damage and my back-up warning system is broken. But, as they say, you should see the other guy. The car's hood was half it's original length and ended up having to be towed.

My kajama.com horoscope said that I should take the evening off to recharge and have some fun. Now I wish I had. The 'scope from the paper gave no indication either. Niether did tarot.com. And the Washington Post horoscope said to keep an eye on a loved one who is in a new venture, no help.

On top of the horrible headache I have, I also have a ton o' guilt - while I was sitting in my car waiting for the officer to fill out the report, Alicia called. She had injured her hip while skating. I was less than a good mom, told her Dad was on his way and to keep moving to keep it loose, then got off the phone to wallow in my own headache.

Tomorrow I get a day of dealership visits and phone calls to my insurance company. Fun, fun.