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Jul. 16th, 2008 07:11 amTaurus (April 20-May 20)
In his book In My Other Life, Paul Theroux imagines another version of himself -- the "story of a life I could have lived had things been different." I think you'd benefit from carrying out a similar exercise, Taurus. Daydream about the inner potentials you've never developed, the inviting destinations you've never actually sought out, the initial interests that never grew into full-fledged relationships -- and then fantasize that you are in fact doing those things. Aside from being fun, this experiment could lead you to actually try out some possibilities that maybe you should have considered long ago. And it might at least free up energy that has been trapped inside feelings of remorse.
I don't know if that's funny or sad. To an extent, I do that every day, imagining versions of me that could have been, but usually I use that as a standard against which to measure myself and find lack, or a means of camouflage by mentally stepping closer or into one of these versions just enough to pick up some affect. I'm pretty sure this isn't what Brezsny means, though.
In his book In My Other Life, Paul Theroux imagines another version of himself -- the "story of a life I could have lived had things been different." I think you'd benefit from carrying out a similar exercise, Taurus. Daydream about the inner potentials you've never developed, the inviting destinations you've never actually sought out, the initial interests that never grew into full-fledged relationships -- and then fantasize that you are in fact doing those things. Aside from being fun, this experiment could lead you to actually try out some possibilities that maybe you should have considered long ago. And it might at least free up energy that has been trapped inside feelings of remorse.
I don't know if that's funny or sad. To an extent, I do that every day, imagining versions of me that could have been, but usually I use that as a standard against which to measure myself and find lack, or a means of camouflage by mentally stepping closer or into one of these versions just enough to pick up some affect. I'm pretty sure this isn't what Brezsny means, though.
