Why it’s important to have a life

I’m a Sagittarius who is fortunate enough to have Taurus as her Rising Sign. What this means is that I’m a gypsy at heart, I suffer from intense pangs of wanderlust, I’m impulsive and I’m flighty. It also means that I’m grounded, I’m stable, I place great importance on my home and family (friends), and I’m loyal. Quite the contradictions, but as it should be, it keeps me balanced.

I’ve discovered that idle time is wasted time. And wasted time is time that could get a person in trouble. I’ve also confirmed, through my many studies of Neo-Paganism, something that I’ve always known: be careful of the energy that you put out there…including your thoughts…because it’s going to come back on you 3-fold.

Saturday I was blessed to spend the day with someone dear to my heart. It was the first time in a long that that we were able to be together. I wanted to go to the Occult Bookstore and asked if he wanted to come with me. So we rode the train downtown, jumped on the El and went to the Bookstore. Well, as typical when I go there, I had a moment, and simply did not want the day to end. And, also very typical of me, I was starving ;-). We took El back downtown, couldn’t figure out where we wanted to eat, so we jumped on a different El. I got it in my head that I HAD to find an Irish Pub…and he knew of the perfect one. It was like coming home. I didn’t want to leave. When we finally left, it was to walk some more, talk some more, laugh some more and go to another bookstore. The day was long but amazing. It’s a day of memories that I will treasure for some time.

How does this tie into getting a life? It’s simple. Because I was out living my life, I had my phone in my purse and was missing a lot of calls and texts. Because I was out living my life, I missed a lot of drama that people kept trying to suck me into. Because I was out living my life, I was enjoying myself, my mind was clear and I wasn’t worrying about stupid petty things. Because I was out living my life, I was happy. Now I’m not saying that a person has to spend each and every moment of the day wandering around the City. I’m not saying shirk your responsibilities to be happy. The benefit I have to having a successful career is that I am fortunate enough to be able to afford to live in a lifestyle that I enjoy. If I were irresponsible, I wouldn’t be able to do the things I do (this is where being part Taurus comes in).

It's so important to have a life because if you don't you're going to be unhappy. And people who are unhappy try to make others unhappy as well. My ex-boyfriend was accused of cheating on me over a year ago. Did it happen? I don’t know. I wasn’t there. Do I care if it happened? No. I really don’t. Not anymore. See, I spent a long time punishing him for something that I don’t even know if he did or not. All I have is his word against hers. And, being a paralegal, I know that anybody can twist words to suit their own purpose. The funny thing is, some people still care. Some people are so miserable with their own pathetic lonely lives that they have nothing better to do than send anonymous emails dredging up past drama. Hence, my reasoning in saying that it's very important to have a life.

Learn a lesson from the Wiccans….”An Ye Harm None, Do as Ye Will.” I’m grateful that I am one who tries her best to live in a way that exemplifies the words that I say…If you give love, you shall receive it. I’m sorry R that you were punished by me for so long. If you didn’t do it, I don’t care. If you did do it, I still don’t care. The past is the past. I’m over it. And you know what I always say about negative energy…