This week's AstroBarry

 

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Okay, so you're going to have to deal with people this week… perhaps more than you might prefer, when it could seem far more inviting to close your office, apartment or bedroom door and attend to all the things you have independently decided should warrant your undivided attention. Nice try, Taurus: Life, at least this week, doesn't work quite that way. Knowing that in advance, then, should hopefully provide enough impetus not to get annoyed by the continual 'interruptions' (or are they just chances to connect?)… and instead to view them as potentially quite valuable to where you are in life right now (despite any fantasies you're entertaining to the contrary, that somehow 'if only they'd leave me alone…!'). While it's safe and secure and comfortably predictable inside your safe little box, it ain't gonna cut it—if you intend to move yourself one inch beyond where you've been for a while now. And, as I said, other people are going to insist on interacting with you anyhow. Therefore, roll with it, and use this opportunity to approach that intimidating manager, the shy shopkeeper, your hard-to-reach friend or whoever else you'd usually just as likely try to ignore (because it's easier?)… and tell 'em what you're thinking. The risk is likely to pay off with added respect, a new buddy-buddy rapport, or some other mutual bridge-building sentiment that'll come in handy later.

Kind of a given given what week it is and that odds are, everyone has to deal with hordes of people, eh?

This seems...appropriate, I suppose. I think I really need to finish the NaNo novel before Thursday....