I honestly can't tell you how much I buy into the whole horoscope hoopla. Dawn gives me little tidbits sometimes that are dead-on, so I've been a little more open to it. I like the organization of it, the idea that yes, there are millions of souls born all of the time and there needs to be some sort of system for what we are made of in order that the nature of the world might be on an even keel. I don't think I've ever heard it put quite that way, but that's how I look at it. I just don't think we always follow or all of it is true; because after all, we were born with our own free will, and we as humans tend to eff things up royally sometimes. Don't we?

Regardless, Dawn turned me on to the Daily OM and I have subscribed to their daily email. You can do so by going to Daily OM. Here is what my email said today, and it is very, very appropriate for conversations I've had with several loved ones over the last week:  (oh, yeah, I'm Leo the Lion.....Hear me ROAR!!)

April 14, 2008
Comfortable In You
Leo Daily Horoscope

You may be plagued by self-consciousness in your home and in your workplace today, leaving you unsure as to whether you should give voice to your thoughts and feelings. Feelings of discomfort may interfere with your ability to enjoy pleasant social interactions, causing you to shy away from group or social activities. The fear that others will ridicule your opinions may even throw you off center. Yet casting off your uneasiness may be as easy as making a concerted effort to be yourself, regardless of the circumstances in which you find yourself. You?l likely be happily surprised to discover today that people in the various spheres of your existence react warmly when you expose your true character.

Interpersonal interactions become a joy rather than something to be feared when we are willing to be ourselves, gladly allowing others to see us for who we truly are. Self-consciousness is often the result of our attempts to play roles that require us to deny the very qualities that define our individuality?e get mired in dread, concerned that others will reject us when they discover the truth that is us. When we accept that we are unique and are comfortable with ourselves, we no longer feel compelled to hide all or part of ourselves to please others. In opening ourselves to others in this way, we can revel in the pure pleasure of relating to people comfortably and honestly without trepidation. You?l lose your self-consciousness today when you cast off your masks and let your true self shine.