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Melissa Balmer
September 2009 
Mercury in Retrograde and Other Musings
Posted on Sep 12th, 2009
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Melissa
Melissa
The other day after I read a notice online that "Mercury was in Retrograde" yet again I decided to educate myself a little about what the heck that meant. Oh sure, we all know it means things just don't go as planned - the printer jams, the check got lost in the mail, you can't seem to make it to your appointment on time, or who you were suppose to meet with can't make it on time, things get lost that were just in front of you, and so on and so forth.
On the website "Alpha Life Trends" I read:
"Mercury retrograde provides the opportunity to adjust our thoughts, attitudes and decisions about our issues and adjust our new direction as we move through 2009."
That sounded like a new way to view this phenom and very promising so I read more:
"...The best mode to be in during a Mercury retrograde is one of "non-reaction", and with air signs being impacts, things will be changing continually during a Mercury retrograde Treat the time period as a time of gathering information, yet because the information will be in constant change it would be like trying to comb your hair in a wind storm. Best to wait until the changes stop before attempting to make things orderly..."
It really makes perfect sense. So often we think we have to "do" when really we need to shift our own secret personal private feelings on how "to be." Being actually trumps Doing in the broad strokes of our lives.
I have been making some big mental emotionals shifts myself of late, really getting the concept of "letting go" in ways I just haven't before. Not letting go and thinking "oh well, my life just won't be as interesting because 'x,y,z' won't happen after all," but instead starting to get, truly get, that if I let go of an idea, a person, a job, etc. that I thought was going to be the end-all-be-all (which nothing ever is, ever, because we are always in process) with openess, with the feeling of, "okay that wasn't all I'm worth, can do, can receive" the universe brings forth new opportunities in truly astounding ways.
The universe always has more in mind that is beyond what you can even imagine right now - even if you're a very imaginative sort like I am. It's rather comforting.
As far as the "Mercury in Retrograde" thing in a practical sense, both my new business partner and I are really focusing on not over working things, not feeling that we have to take total responsibility for our client's success, or possible new client's success, that we are an integral key, we are crucial, but we can't move faster than they are willing and able, we can't drag them into our world view of the importance of public relations to success today (in really, any realm), we have to lead wisely.
On the website "Alpha Life Trends" I read:
"Mercury retrograde provides the opportunity to adjust our thoughts, attitudes and decisions about our issues and adjust our new direction as we move through 2009."
That sounded like a new way to view this phenom and very promising so I read more:
"...The best mode to be in during a Mercury retrograde is one of "non-reaction", and with air signs being impacts, things will be changing continually during a Mercury retrograde Treat the time period as a time of gathering information, yet because the information will be in constant change it would be like trying to comb your hair in a wind storm. Best to wait until the changes stop before attempting to make things orderly..."
It really makes perfect sense. So often we think we have to "do" when really we need to shift our own secret personal private feelings on how "to be." Being actually trumps Doing in the broad strokes of our lives.
I have been making some big mental emotionals shifts myself of late, really getting the concept of "letting go" in ways I just haven't before. Not letting go and thinking "oh well, my life just won't be as interesting because 'x,y,z' won't happen after all," but instead starting to get, truly get, that if I let go of an idea, a person, a job, etc. that I thought was going to be the end-all-be-all (which nothing ever is, ever, because we are always in process) with openess, with the feeling of, "okay that wasn't all I'm worth, can do, can receive" the universe brings forth new opportunities in truly astounding ways.
The universe always has more in mind that is beyond what you can even imagine right now - even if you're a very imaginative sort like I am. It's rather comforting.
As far as the "Mercury in Retrograde" thing in a practical sense, both my new business partner and I are really focusing on not over working things, not feeling that we have to take total responsibility for our client's success, or possible new client's success, that we are an integral key, we are crucial, but we can't move faster than they are willing and able, we can't drag them into our world view of the importance of public relations to success today (in really, any realm), we have to lead wisely.
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