I had to share the latest horoscope for Leo from Free Will Astrology, because it so strongly relates to many of the projects I’m working on these days.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The marathon is a long-distance footrace with an official length of over 26 miles. Adults who are physically fit and well-trained can finish the course in five hours. But I want to call your attention to a much longer running event: the Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race. It begins every June in Queens, a borough of New York, and lasts until August. Those who participate do 3,100 miles’ worth of laps around a single city block, or about 100 laps per day. I think that this is an apt metaphor for the work you now have ahead of you. You must cover a lot of ground as you accomplish a big project, but without traveling far and wide. Your task is to be dogged and persistent as you do a little at a time, never risking exhaustion, always pacing yourself.
There are marathons, and then there are MARATHONS.
Hi Rachael: I’m at the opposite end of the horoscope from Leo, but this idea works for me too. In the next five weeks, I have three complex projects to finish for a show at our local art gallery. It’s a struggle even to think that it’s possible to get all this work done before the deadline, but I’m determined. Thanks for a timely dose of inspiration for the frame of mind I need to get through it.
It related well to my recent thoughts around working on long term projects. I’ve never run a marathon, but I have worked on projects that require the mental discipline of running one.
Good luck with your projects. You’ll definitely get them done!