Nothing focuses your mind more than an exciting challenge. However, when you’re short on facts or the circumstances are unclear, you can become so irritated that you find it impossible to be clear-minded. This is your greatest lesson—and challenge. Patience.
I’ll play a game with myself. How many dull tasks can I do before getting bored?
If you are familiar with astrology, you will know that you are ruled by the intense, passionate planet Mars, and that you’re a fire sign as well, both of which indicate that you have an incredible zest for life. Of course, you don’t really think about this most of the time, until you run into those individuals who don’t share those qualities. You sometimes wonder what you can do to make life more exciting for them. And the answer is: nothing. They are who they are.
Acknowledging this isn’t easy, but it is like acknowledging that certain people are blonde while others have dark hair, some are tall and others short. The trick is recognizing, then learning, to enjoy those differences. While your sheer enthusiasm for life is an amazing gift, it is yours. What you can learn is to enjoy those who are less easily excited or who prefer to live life at a slower pace. It may be family, it may be colleagues, or maybe it is someone you are close to.
Your romantic partner may be like that, and despite their slow pace, you still love them. In fact, it may well be that it is this slower pace and what it brings to your life that makes the relationship, whether it’s personal, family, or even professional, so rewarding. Whatever its nature, know that this isn’t about changing anybody, but about balance.
Some relationships are about enjoying time with others. However, for you, often they are an invitation to broaden your horizons in terms of the individuals in question. You are discovering new ways of experiencing life, together and individually. It is a challenging, powerful, and rewarding journey.
Some say feeling your best is all about what you eat and how you exercise. For you, however, the emphasis is on communication: that is, understanding others. The more you discuss, the greater that understanding will be.
Nothing focuses your mind more than an exciting challenge. However, when you’re short on facts or the circumstances are unclear, you can become so irritated that you find it impossible to be clear-minded. This is your greatest lesson—and challenge. Patience.
Recently, you have struggled to keep certain long-standing arrangements going. And you’ve succeeded. Yet circumstances and your own priorities are shifting. While these changes are timely, they’re also upsetting, because this means rethinking arrangements that, only recently, you struggled to keep going.
Aries: MARCH 20 – APRIL 18
Ruler: Mars
Symbol: The Ram
Element: Fire
Flower: Hawthorn
Fiery Aries is the first sign of the zodiac, and being ruled by the warrior planet Mars, you are a forceful character who thrives on challenges in a range of forms. Each adds to your skills, wisdom, and, ultimately, patience. Your plants and flowers reflect that sharpness, from thistles to gladioli, and your spice is, of course, red chile. Your gemstones are red, too—ranging from ruby to coral.
