At day's end

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): "I can't tell if I'm dealing well with life these days or if I just don't give a sh-- any more." I stumbled upon that comment at someecards.com, and I decided to pass it along for your consideration. You may be pondering the same riddle: feeling suspicious about why you seem more relaxed and tolerant than usual in the face of plain old everyday chaos. I'm here to tell you my opinion, which is that your recent equanimity is *not* rooted in jaded numbness. Rather, it's the result of some hard work you did on yourself during the last six months. Congrats and enjoy!

Uncle Rob, I've been pondering this all day, because today's had a fair bit to wade through. Yet I did it and compared to how I felt the past two days, I'm good. I ended up doing some of the writing I meant to and applying for three jobs, I sorted the banking stuff, so maybe I've dealt with some things without realizing it. I've been feeling like I've spent the months since my graduation not doing enough and then rushing to do many things. Perhaps though I've been figuring out more of what I do want so when its in reach, I can get it. I'm going to keep reaching and working.

Today it seems like I have advocates, I have plans and things will happen. Last summer I was in knots about my lease and I know that if I need to negotiate with my landlord I can. I hope that I won't have to and that I'll be sure of where I'm going soon but I don't want to hold anything too much. Instead I'll just say, thank you, Uncle Rob.

I'm also going to share one of my favorite Shel Silverstein poems that I recently used over in Milliways.

Listen to the Mustn'ts

Listen to Mustn'ts, child, listen to the Don'ts.
Listen to the Shouldn'ts, the Impossibles, the Won'ts.
Listen to the Never Haves, then listen close to me.
Anything can happen, child, Anything can be.