Forecast for Saturday 13 February 2010

Saturday 13 February 2010

}Self-Restraint and Charity Lead to Happiness{

We approach the New Moon, exact tonight at 6:52p PT | 9:52p ET | 2:52a(Su) UT. The New Moon of Aquarius is always the Chinese New Year. Happy Year of the Tiger!

Energies and optimism tend to be lower on the last days of a lunar cycle so you may not feel like achieving a whole lot. You may devote the day to mysterious things others don't comprehend.

Risks are necessary to have any fun at all. There is jealousy in the air, but it need not spoil things. It could be "creative jealousy" if you let it pique you toward creativity. You want to compete for someone's approval or affection? Fine, go for it!

You can be efficient in organizing important factors. These may be tiny details of housekeeping, wardrobe, car maintenance, bathroom or kitchen cleanliness, or the like.

It is said that pride precedes a fall, so it is well to be careful you don't get too big for your breeches. Humility and silence can have a greater impact than showy self-display. Or the latter can emerge naturally from the former. If it goes the other way around, that is the "fall" just mentioned.

Your conscience is holding you to high ideals, and it is better to stick with them than give in to momentary self-indulgence. Putting someone else before yourself is wise, teaching you important things and improving your karma.

Spiritual study can lead to illumination.

Things and people converge, not always as you would wish, perhaps in a way that feels like crowding. When forced to be closer to people you are up against their failures and weaknesses and this can be unpleasant. Here is another test of charity, defined as the ability to be kind to people who don't seem to deserve kindness. It is the mark of a big soul. Believe it or not, it leads to joy (even if through paths of discomfort).

There are people who keep to themselves, self-restrained and committed to justice with kindness. They may seem remote at times but when you get to understand them you see that they are secret pillars of the community. You may be one of them.

{Saturday} {Self-Restraint and Charity Lead to Happiness}

Cosmic Piper