2 Men Talking

Why is it that the first thing most women do when they buy a paper or magazine is flip straight to the horrorscope section? When I sit in my favourite coffee shop, watching faces gradually dissolve into shades of dismay or even misery, it makes me wonder whether the words they read under their sun sign predictions become a self-fulfilling prophesy to be lived out over the rest of the day. So I retrieved my weekend paper from the firelighter pile, and checked out my own.

Aparently I had a shit weekend. Irritated by workmates, interpreting things others say as criticisms, in a restless mood because my boredom threshold is low and getting too close to things so that I’m unable to see the big picture, I had a right ole time! Might as well jump off a cliff now! Fortunately, my weekend was nothing like that. But it could have been if I’d believed my horrorscope. And if I’d read it now and selected any fragments or facts that supported those predictions, I might be able to become yet another avid reader of tripe in the future.

When I taught body language, I would refer the class to the infamous four minute interview – where interviewers make up their minds about a candidate in the first four minutes. I then advised the class to cut that assessment time by 236 seconds, the length of time it takes a shortlisted candidate to cross the room to sit in front of the panel. First impressions will have been formed regarding confidence and competence without a word having been spoken. And in spite of the speed with which these first impressions are formed, it takes a great deal of subsequent evidence-based discussion to cause a review. And that’s with a good interviewer; there are many that spend the remainder of the interview only collecting ‘evidence’ to support and confirm their initial ‘diagnosis’ of the candidate, whilst ignoring any facts that don’t support their four second analysis! Body-language is that powerful.

Since our body language mirrors our thoughts, and thoughts can be changed, that would seem a good place to start. But not only that, because our thoughts also mirror our body-language, you can please yourself which you choose to change first, for either will follow the other!

Would you know if you had Mercury in Uranus? Makes a difference. And Pluto in your Aquarium?

So here’s what I’ve done for my horoscope for today. I’ve created my own by taking a squeeze of Gemini, a soupcon of Leo, a liberal dash of Libra and a grande portion of Sagittarius. And guess what? My horoscope is fabulous, and that’s exactly what sort of day I’m going to have!!!

Providing I don’t get run over by a bus driven by a Scorpion, cos they’ve got a shit Monday like my weekend was supposed to have been.