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Value just being

"To do great work a man must be very idle as well as very industrious."

-- Samuel Butler

Many of us have been taught to believe that we are valued for what we do, not just for who we are. ‘Doing’ is important, but to keep life in balance, we also need time to just ‘be.’

Henry David Thoreau expressed this so well in Walden Pond:

"There were times when I could not afford to sacrifice the bloom of the present moment to any work, whether of the head or hand.

"Sometimes, on a summer morning, I sat in my sunny doorway from sunrise till noon, rapt in a revery, amidst the pines and hickories and sumacs, in undisturbed solitude and stillness, while the birds sang around or flitted noiseless through the house, until by the sun falling in at my west window, or the noise of some traveller's wagon on the distant highway, I was reminded of the lapse of time.

"I grew in those seasons like corn in the night, and they were far better than any work of the hands would have been."

Leo (July 23 — Aug. 22)

You have reached the end of your tether in your attempt to bring a happy conclusion to an insolvable dilemma with someone. A dynamic angle between Uranus and Mars, though, suggests that there is a potential exchange that can leave both parties better off.

Gemini (May 21 — June 21)

Something is eating away at your ability to relax. Mercury is working on delivering a vital piece of information to you. The wait is tense, but it is also inspiring. The more you want it, the greater your chance of early satisfaction.

Scorpio (Oct. 24 — Nov. 22)

Something that you don't like is showing no sign of abating. It's the last thing you need right now. This very process, though, is going to produce something that you are immensely glad of. Bad news often proves to be a blessing.

Pisces (Feb. 20 — March 20)

A light has appeared at the end of your tunnel. Although this signifies the imminent end to a troublesome ordeal, you are, oddly enough, reluctant to let go of it. Familiarity has become a comfort. Do not turn down a big chance. Make your escape.

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