5 March 2017

 I went wandering down some old paths, and I got lost in the new growths...?

9Jack Edward Martin, Danielle Nobles and 7 others

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• Jody Bean

  I picked up some former hobbies, but in doing so, I've reduced my involvement in the recovery community. I feel stuck in this limbo, where I'm losing touch with old new friends, and have not made good connections with new new friends?

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• Jody Bean

  I seem to remember my natal chart claimed that my life would play out like this: a series of disconnected chapters....

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• Jody Bean

  and the pessimist in me is thinking, "No one reads what you're writing any more, so why do you even bother?"

  

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• Shawn Bean

  I'll challenge that last statement. I've seen plenty of folks comment on what you write; they've got to read it before they can comment on it.

  The only value in astrology lies in whatever extent it can help us to know more of ourselves. Its "theoretical basis" is absolute bunk; *I* have a greater gravitational influence on you than Mars does (run the numbers, and remember that gravity decreases with the square of the distance). The constellations say more about our pattern recognition capabilities than they do about our personalities. It can still be a useful tool in meditation, but it's a focus, an inspiration. "The stars foretell but they do not compel." Your life plays out as a series of disconnected chapters because that's what *you* see. Other people see things differently. Ask them; I bet you'll be surprised at what they'll tell you.

  Losing touch? Well, I can immediately see three easy answers to that: either get back in touch with some old friends again, or go out and meet some new folks, or just accept that maybe you need a little solitary time, right now. All three answers require a bit of courage, I admit, but none of them require more courage than you've got.