FOR RELEASE: SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2011 by Holiday Mathis on Creators.com

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FOR RELEASE: SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2011

The waning moon in Sagittarius opens your eyes and curiosity to what is going on outside of your little corner of the world. Answer the call of adventure. Maybe life is no more lively "over there" than it is "in here," but it doesn't hurt to find out. Whether it's another country or two doors down, investigate, engage and enjoy.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Motivating yourself is more a matter of planning than discipline. If you have a plan that's easy to follow, you'll follow it. If you don't, you won't. Keep simplifying your life as you go.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Loosen up on the self-discipline. It won't give you total control of your time like the so-called experts suggest. Anyway, if you could control your time totally, you'd be extremely bored with life.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You're not in the mood to simply do a good job; you want the results to be nothing short of greatness. The trick is to give yourself enough time to bring your project to the realm of excellence.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Do everything you can to prepare yourself for an upcoming presentation. Take twice the time you think you'll need. Preparation is the most important element and will determine to a great extent the outcome.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You are impressionable. Fill your eyes and mind with the loveliest of visions over the next few days. Gazing at beauty makes you even more beautiful than you already are.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Within this day, there will be the imperative to move quickly, as well as the need to slow down and reduce your actions considerably. Be aware of what speed is needed. You're learning the art of shifting gears.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You'll be faced with a creative task. You do not need an editor or a censor to do well in this regard. Your brain will do the appropriate work without your needing to interfere. Tell your inner critic to take a break.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). It's better if you don't worry so much. Here's a simple yoga exercise to reduce your anxiety: Hold one thumb with the other hand for three minutes and then switch.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). In the past, fear blinded you to some of your options. Now your eyes are open. You will see more clearly the range of your choices and the particulars of what your choices are.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Your mind seems to have an agenda of its own today, as it takes you places you may or may not want to go.

Meditate to get back into balance. If you don't know how, this is a fantastic time to learn.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). There is just too much stimulation in your life right now. Get to a quiet place for an hour — maybe a church or a library. You will be amazed at how one hour of silence will transform your mood.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Your mind is so creative, and it will give you many different answers to the problems that life and business set before you — so many, in fact, that it will be challenging to know which solution is the best.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 2). You live fully, each day taking in as much of life as you can and letting the rest go. Something changes in you this month. New resolutions drive you. As you practice being worry-free, you will make it so. February brings a financial bonus. A big project is completed in April. June brings a happy family occasion. Leo and Pisces people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 30, 21, 14 and 16.

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CELEBRITY PROFILES: As a spokesmodel for Coach luxury handbags and Calvin Klein jeans, Kate Bosworth not only understands and appreciates quality; she expects it. Capricorns are like this, demanding a high level of excellence in every part of life, from relationships to accessories. With her sun and Venus in the earth sign of Capricorn, Bosworth is exceptionally disciplined and has a mind for business.

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THE day is done, and the darkness
Falls from the wings of Night,
As a feather is wafted downward
From an eagle in his flight.

I see the lights of the village
Gleam through the rain and the mist,
And a feeling of sadness comes o'er me
That my soul cannot resist:

A feeling of sadness and longing,
That is not akin to pain,
And resembles sorrow only
As the mist resembles the rain.

Come, read to me some poem,
Some simple and heartfelt lay,
That shall soothe this restless feeling,
And banish the thoughts of day.

Not from the grand old masters,
Not from the bards sublime,
Whose distant footsteps echo
Through the corridors of Time,

For, like strains of martial music,
Their mighty thoughts suggest
Life's endless toil and endeavor;
And tonight I long for rest.

Read from some humbler poet,
Whose songs gushed from his heart,
As showers from the clouds of summer,
Or tears from the eyelids start;

Who, through long days of labor,
And nights devoid of ease,
Still heard in his soul the music
Of wonderful melodies.

Such songs have a power to quiet
The restless pulse of care,
And comes like the benediction
That follows after prayer.

Then read from the treasured volume
The poem of thy choice,
And lend to the rhyme of the poet
The beauty of thy voice.

And the night shall be filled with music,
And the cares, that infest the day,
Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs,
And as silently steal away.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Posted by: SmoothAnderson
Sun Jan 2, 2011 5:13 AM