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Control
From the days of Ancient Greece and Socrates, there has been a valorisation of self-discovery: finding the person you are deep inside you and developing greater parts of you. The modern emphasis on self-improvement and self-development has self-discovery at its foundation. But, whereas self-discovery was about finding who I am originally, the modern approach to…
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There is no real alternative to patience
The idea of patience has been at the top of my mind recently. There are a lot of skills that really support the achievement of success. But a lot of those skills are replaceable with another apt skill. You dont have to be a high-stakes risk taker to be successful (even if it helps), you…
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Creating artificial problems for myself
There is a part of me that loves ordering things and finds a lot of satisfaction in routine and doing the ‘right thing’ (perhaps because of the significant Virgo placements in my chart). This applies to physical things in my life like order in my surroundings and my daily schedule, but also on an emotional…