Monday, February 13, 2012

Seeing Stars

If you have been following the last couple of days, you will know that I have decided to participate in the Day Zero Project's 101 Things in 1001 Days. One of my goals is to complete the 5000 Question Survey (http://5000questionsur.livejournal.com/). I was tackling Part Two this morning and one of the questions inspired this post.

173. What star sign are you and what is your sign like?

Not a very significant question. I didn't think too much of it as I started to answer. I'm not big on astrological signs or horoscopes.= I had to do some research just to answer this question. What I found actually surprised me.

I am a Virgo, born September 8. This is one of the definitions of Virgo that I found:

Traditional
Virgo Traits
 
 
 


Modest and shy
Meticulous and reliable
Practical and diligent
Intelligent and analytical
 
 
 


On the dark side....
 
Fussy and a worrier
Overcritical and harsh
Perfectionist and conservative
 
 
 

LIKES
Health foods - I don't eat nearly as many as I should. But I am very interested in healthy living and how foods affect our bodies and lives, which foods are healthiest and my goal is always to eat healthier.
Lists - I love lists. I can't explain it. When I was a kid I used to make lists and lists of everything and anything. I still do sometimes.
Hygiene - I hate feeling dirty (but then I think most people do and I don't obsess about hygiene in an unhealthy way, like it suggests)
Order - Another one that I don't always implement, but I always feel really overwhelmed when there isn't some kind of order or organization, especially in my home.
Wholesomeness
DISLIKES
Hazards to health - Definitely a big one.
Anything sordid - some people find gross stuff funny or amusing. Not me.
Sloppy workers - It annoys me so much when people don't do things properly or the way you are supposed to. I hate it when a sloppy job is done on something.
Squalor - to be honest, I'm not even sure what this word means.
Being uncertain - I hate not knowing. I always need to have some kind of awareness or else I get very anxious. I need to be prepared.

There was more, of course, a whole long write up. But I decided this was all I needed to make my point.

What is my point? Well, my point is that this is freakishly accurate for me. I never thought before that horoscopes and star signs were very accurate, and I know still that not all Virgos are like this and there were some things there that were not very accurate to me at all, but I found it amazing how much of it really did apply to me. I can definitely be considered a modest, shy person. I'm not sure about meticulous and reliable (I hope I can be reliable most of the time). I tend to be quite practical, and I am intelligent and often analytical. I am definitely a worrier (hence the anxiety disorder). I will admit I tend to be overcritical of myself and of others. I am a perfectionist and I think I do tend to be more conservative. As for the likes and dislikes, pretty much all of them are bang on!

There were a few other points there that caught my interest.
  • Virgos are susceptible to colds and coughs and the like. I have always caught colds so easily and usually once a year it goes in to my lungs and can become pneumonia or bronchitis if I don't watch it carefully.
  • Virgos tend to shy away from committing to friendships and relationships, which I have always done.
  • The article also suggests that we are better as followers instead of leaders. I agree with this for the most part as I have always felt much more comfortbale in the role of follower rather than leader.
  • We apparently use language correctly. One of my biggest pet peeves has always been bad grammar or mispelled words. It also suggested an editor as an ideal career choice, which is a career I considered getting in to.
  • Careful with money. Yep.
  • Interest in history. Check. Especially family history.
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Now, I have never believed in Astrology and I can't say that I have changed that belief. Personality cannot be decided by star sign. I know people who are like this as well and they are not virgos, and I am sure there are virgos out there who are not like this at all. But for me, it was incredibly accurate and it kind of blew my mind a little bit so I thought I would share it with all of you.

Check out your own star sign and see just how accurate it is or isn't for you! :)

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