The Number "2"

You are not responsible for other people's problems, and they are not responsible for yours. However, the people in your life this month are here to connect you to specific realities and questions that need your attention. The answers lie within you, not them.

Slow down. Relax. Instead of judging by appearances or making assumptions, allow yourself to feel what is going on. Go deeply into the situation and notice how your dependencies and insecurities (fears) influence your mood, behavior, and your tendency to believe one thing over another.

January is a social cycle. If you receive an invitation, accept it. Or perhaps you are in a position to issue an invitation. Remember that others cannot read your mind. They cannot know what you need or where you stand unless you tell them. Solutions can be found through open communication and you will need to both express yourself and listen.

It pays to be diplomatic this month. In fact, if you do not choose your words carefully, you may wish you had not opened your mouth at all. If you do find yourself "blurting" something out, treat it as an important lesson. We all have some ignorance in us - we are all quite capable of ignoring the reality of something or someone.

This is a time to count your blessings, but guilt may tell you that it's wrong to feel in any way gratified while others are suffering. This shows that guilt serves no constructive purpose and appears to want to bring everyone down. Feel all your feelings as they arise, including the ones that feel good.

This cycle responds to lightheartedness, optimism, creativity, friendliness, and the warmth shared between individuals who, at least, have the desire and intent for peace. Don't neglect important duties, but try to lighten the load. Stop yourself from getting into a 'rut'; before you're actually in it.

This year, regardless of what is going on in the world, you will be patiently seeking a way to do what you want in life, where and when you want to do it, in your own style, and on your own terms; to be responsible for solving your own problems and to decline responsibilities that are not yours. In other words, you are seeking ways to rescue and heal your own free will. In order to succeed, you will have to stop pre-judging yourself - and others. This level of Free Will is the key to PEACE - and that is something else you'll be learning a lot about this year.

For now, see yourself as equal to everyone else - a fellow traveler on the road of life. This will help you to realize just how much you allow other people's judgments to stop you thinking and acting for yourself. There is no need for confrontation. Remember that life is a blend of mental, emotional, and physical energies. A balance among them must be reached in your heart.

If you are intellectually inclined, or if you spend too much time alone thinking and worrying, go out and experience physical and social activity. If you do not like to be alone, or give little thought to the deeper meaning of life, it is time to slow down and take a month-long inner journey which, by the way, you will not regret at all.

January offers a deeper understanding of the one magnificent connected organism that life is - and of which WE are all individual parts. Accepting reality moment-by-moment, no matter how it feels, and whether it changes or stands still, is the key to successfully navigating your way through this slow, sensitive, stay-in-the-background, low-energy year.