Happy Birthday, Taurus!! -- It's time to celebrate your time of the year! -- Part 1

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Happy Birthday, Taurus!!

You are the birthday child this month. So settle back in your easy chair. Arrange some comfy pillows all around you. Get your remote control where you can reach it easily when you're done with this. Got something to drink? A snack or two close at hand? How 'bout some background music? How about a bit of incense, or a scented candle to freshen the air?

You do love your sensory pleasures, after all. And you don't need something as special as a birthday for an excuse to indulge yourself, but it helps.

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Time to slow down, enjoy the scenery
and smell the flowers

If "enthusiastic" and "active" are words to describe Aries, then the ones to describe Taurus are "laid back" and "easy going." It seems that each new sign kind of rebels against the excesses of the one before -- striking its own entirely different theme upon arrival.

So while Aries pushes, moves and initiates ... in contrast to the quiet, dreamy, visionary personal aura and energy of Pisces ... Taurus energy likes to mellow out, and take life at a measured stride and on its own time schedule.

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Taurus likes things "slow and steady."

(What can I say? Taurus is into "conservation of physical resources" ... and "conserving" its own energy is one of it's primary goals. You just can't push these folks any faster than they have a mind to go -- says this Aries lady, with a touch of exasperation -- and they do have a mind of their own. Either get used to it ... or prepare to make "antacids" a line item in the household budget.)

The conventional image of the "strong silent type" -- especially the movie hero made cliché in old time westerns -- who simply could not be pushed off center, either regarding his personal quirks and habits or concerning his stand on principle, was quintessentially a Taurus.

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It takes a lot to upset him,
but when it happens ... watch out!!

So, too, is the habit of these folks to take an awful lot in terms of aggravations, guff, and problems, handling challenges with remarkable patience and fortitude, until something turns out to be "the last straw" ... and then the resulting rampage leaves devastation in its wake as if a tornado touched down and whipped through the area.

When Taurus folks get mad, the show is as spectacular as anything an Aries can concoct. In both cases, it's wise to take cover until the coast is once again really, really clear.

Fortunately, with Taurus, such moments are rare. This sign sincerely wants (arguably, needs) circumstances that are serene, peaceful, pleasant, harmonious, "nice," "lovely," dependable, and stable.

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Taurus was made to enjoy life!!

Taurus people like to experience life at a leisurely pace, savoring the sensations of the physical world. The very idea of taking time to stop and smell the roses is a supremely Taurus notion.

No other sign may enjoy the sheer physical-ness of life more than Taurus. They love pretty colors, interesting textures, comfortable contours, intriguing and graceful shapes, delicious aromas, complex flavors, soothing and inspiring melodies, and their aesthetic tastes can be astounding.

In fact, they need a certain level of sheer beauty in their lives to operate properly. Circumstances that are dirty, cluttered, unpleasant, or simply unappealing ... can make a Taurus physically ill after a while. And a Taurus who keeps a messy environment around him is giving out serious signals of problems -- emotionally, mentally, spiritually ... and eventually physically.

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Taurus likes to plan ahead, move slowly
and take things one step at a time.

Taurus is a homebody at heart. He (or she) loves the feeling of belonging in dependable, familiar surroundings, where he can kick back in comfort and not have to do anything he doesn't want to do.

Not only does he not like being prodded into anything that wasn't first of all his idea (and even then, he'll get to it on his own timetable), changes of any kind disturb him. This is a sign that likes to "plan for the future." By that I mean way far into the future, and then he likes to follow his own plan.

Trying to get a Taurus to move faster or change his mind is a genuine encounter with "the immovable object." Taurus refines obstinacy to an art form. It is truly the most fixed of the Fixed Signs (along with Aquarius, Scorpio, and Leo), and if you need to try to live with one (or get along with one) it does help to keep that in mind. You'll save yourself a lot of wear and tear if you do.

Find Part 2 here.

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