Everything that's wrong with a Gemini

Gemini the twins- that's a nice way of saying that you are nothing less than schizophrenic. After all, anyone who tries to do so many different things at the same time must be either a split personality or just plain stupid.

You are like a cat on a hot tin roof, leaping from one activity to another and pretending you are so clever. There is also a bit of the conman in you because, once you have a smattering of knowledge about a lot of different subjects, you have the nerve to let people think that you are an authority. Bad girl! If only they knew how superficial you really are. You should become a blacksmith- with so many irons in the fire, you would make a fortune! When it comes to being scatterbrained you take the first price. Your scattered attention leaves you a bundle of nerves.

You are a stickybeat and, if you're not chatting and gossiping with all the different people you seem to know, you are stuck on the end of the phone, hearing the latest rumour or spreading one. It's a wonder you don't look like grapevine. Gossipville was made for Gemini people. Without Geminis, Telecom would go broke.

And do you really need two or more of everything? Two compacts, two hairdryers, two vaccum cleaners, two irons, two cars, two lovers.... the list is endless and you have so many pens that your twins should have been called Bic and Biro.

Other people should stand clear when you take a stand. You wave your hands and arms around like lethal weapons. If you're not talking, rushing around or doing something with your hands, you are so restless that even when sitting you are constantly wriggling. Turnon? Yes. But seriously woman, control!

To say a Gemini never grows old is a polite way of saying you never grow up. You are basically a juvenile delinquent with a beautiful body.

Men, ye have now been warned! My advice: Alert me and run. Do not fear. I'll handle this. No charge. But run really fast and don't ever look back.

You did look back didn't you? Well don't believe what you see! I may be smiling now, but that girl there is a tantrum goddess! Pffft, the hug? Totally her idea. And did I mention the twins crushed by those bones. Really hurt! And boy, believe me; the hand holding was definitely some sort of black magic. Seriously, mate great decision. Totally not worth your time.......But I Love them!!!

What? Never seen a hypocrite before?

The Virgo

Something must have gone horribly wrong at the time your Star Sign was named or perhaps it was wishful thinking on the part of the person who thought of the idea. Fancy calling you Virgo the Virgin!

No one on earth could possibly be such a pure and perfect goodie as you pretend to be and, yet, you have the nerve to criticize other people’s faults and failings. All that nonsense about Virgo the Virgin has been nothing but a clever cover-up to hide the truth while you go around fooling people with your false modesty and your prim and proper attitude. You are a secret sinner and you don’t hide only the key to your skeleton closet but the closet as well. You must admit that “Virgo, the verging-on-a-Virgin” is your true Star Sign.

To be fair, you are not always a finicky fusspot but, when you do get into one of your neat and tidy moods, you are so fussy that not one tiny speck of dust can be seen and not one little thing is out of place. It is hell for people who live with you because they can’t squash the cushions, drop crumbs on the floor, leave clothes or slippers lying around, cigarette ash in the tray or soap bubbles in the bathroom. Sometimes you consider it all right for your own room to be one big mess but expect everyone else to keep things spick and span. You are just not democratic.

However, you are so straitlaced, self-controlled and virtuous that you are full of inhibitions and complexes. If you would only let your hair down and have a few outrageous flings it would take your mind off all those imaginary illnesses and your phobia about germs. Only a hypochondriac like you would have so many pills, portions, antibiotics, tonics, medicine bottles, herbal remedies, vitamins, health foods, diet charts and books on what to do for just about every part of your body. We’ll send you a “get –well” card when you go to live in Pillsville.

Dedicated to that sweet girl who bet me!

How to deal with failure- The Student Edition

School trains us to get frustrated when we fail.

Failure is a very good thing. It's one of the best -- maybe the best -- learning devices. Yet rather than capitalize on it, most schools work hard to turn failure into something distasteful. And by the time people graduate, having spent most of their formative years in an institution where failure is a sin, they have a huge aversion to failing.

In most schools, the major structural element is ranking. We're wired to take ranking seriously. As soon as ranking exists, we care about it. A, B, C, D, F. Pass/Fail. And in the worst-case-scenario, you fail and are "kept back a grade," which affects you socially.

I have many memories of teachers compounding the problem. The didn't say, "How interesting: you got an F. Let's examine the situation and see how that happened..." Instead, Fs came with stern lectures. When we got Fs, teachers (and parents) were very disappointed in us.

(And I've never heard a teacher say, "Oh dear. You've gotten four As in a row. I must not be challenging you enough. Let's see if we can push you to failure so that you can overcome it.)

They didn't tell us that failure was a natural part of the learning process. They told us we had let them and ourselves down. We were basically told, over and over, for years, that if we got Fs, it was because we were lazy or stupid. Laziness is a moral failing; stupidity is an innate deficit. Failure -- school tells us -- means we're moral and physical cripples.

People (understandably) hate this so much, that as soon as they can, they put themselves in a position where they never have to fail again. (Or where the chances of failing are as small as possible.) They find jobs that aren't all that challenging after an initial learning curve. The goal, conscious or not, is to coast for the rest of one's life.

Which gives adults very little day-to-day experience with failure. Most people I know failed at certain subjects in school (maybe not by getting Fs, but by struggling with those subjects for years), and now have simply decided "I'm not a ______ person" or "I just don't get _______", e.g. "I'm not a Math person" or "I just don't get Shakespeare." That absolves them from trying. Which keeps them from failing.

This is not the way we start out. If infants decided, after many hundreds of failures, "I'm just not a walking person" or "I just don't get talking," we'd all be screwed. Luckily, those skills are acquired before school gets its clutches on us.
 

Seven Ways to Gain Some Perspective

Be honest with yourself. Ask the tough questions.

1) “Can I change anything?”
If yes, set about changing whatever you can, as it’ll make you feel empowered. If no, ask yourself,”Can I accept this situation?” Stop using energy to resist and start to relax. Your acceptance incarnates into help as new solutions may reveal themselves. If you’re trying to find something hard to let go, try to visualize putting it in a wooden box, closing the lid, and locking it.

2) William Blake knew what he talking about when he stated “We become that which we behold”
Learn more about your likes and dislikes. Feed your senses with beautiful sights and sounds. Walk through parks, take the time to stare at magnificent buildings or visit galleries.

3) Times get tough. When nothing seems to be working out, remind yourself that most things change with time. Be fluid. Try to relax and go with the flow, things may resolve themselves when the time is right.

4) Try some mindplay. Use symbolic references. Enhance your environment with flowers, candles, low lighting, or calming incense. It’ll help you relax.

5) Listen to some happy music. Music has an extraordinary power to change our mind and banish gloomy thoughts.

6) Distract yourself with a comedy DVD or humorous book. Encourage yourself to see the funny side of things.

7) Try never to take your worries to bed with you; make sure you get enough sleep. A rested mind and body will produce creative solutions.

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Past the present... Remembering the good old days.

Yes you caught me. I have a thing for collective garble from the Internet.  I pick it out myself. Right now, I'm a College  Humor addict. Boy that website gets me good!
Any how, I just found out that they are back with are back with one of my favorites called "Then and Now"- a series of cool illustrations playing past vs present knockouts.

Sharing some right away. Keep scrolling :D

MAN