May’s energies may find us feeling stuck and restricted; that progess is slow and we’re not in the flow! We may need to question our beliefs about whether we feel entitled to what we think we want in life. It’s time to overcome our fears, stop putting off our dreams, and put in the effort to bring them to fruition. On May 9th there’s a solar eclipse in Taurus, aligned with Mercury, which portends new beginnings. Pluto is square Uranus. So, if calamity strikes, it might be best for us to let go of the past, go with the flow and embrace the new! Communication is extremely important this month, as is introspection; we need to be mindful of what we say and why we’re saying it. The challenge is upon us to be more tolerant of differences, to put our limitations behind us, and to embrace a fresh start. Pluto and Uranus will be forming an exact square in the third week of this month, and around May 20th we may experience people reacting “to the increasing uncertainty by trying to maintain more control”. “This is likely to be witnessed on the world stage as the powers that be become increasingly jittery as more and more people are waking up to the truth and to their own individual power.” So, conflict is very likely at this time, and we may struggle with whether it’s important to assert ourselves in some situations, and in others, possibly the solution is to be less controlling. On May 24th a lunar eclipse in Sagittarius “forms a tense alignment with Neptune”, and for many, this may be a time of “facing some uncomfortable truths and confronting reality”. Have we been deceiving ourselves and others about something? Its hard to face what isn’t working in our lives or places we’ve perhaps been somewhat irresponsible. Perhaps certain aspects of our reality are based on an illusion? Geminis, Pisceans, and Sagittarians may find this eclipse especially challenging. We must “face the truth and deal with the facts” to progress onward in our personal growth. “External security can be easily shaken.” We can “strengthen our inner resources” and cultivate “faith in a higher power” to find that “everything we need is within us and that we have access to a power that can help us create whatever we need”. “As this inner power and faith grows, so does our ability to deal with whatever situations arise.” So the lesson for this eclipse is to “Be your own light…while helping others to find theirs”.
This material is quoted and paraphased from: Donna Taylor,
May 17 2013
What issues are most important in Silas Willard decision
Silas Willard school was built in 1912 and added onto in 1938, and is supposedly in a state of “abysmal neglect”. I think a new elementary school should be built, and the most important issue in the decision should be the safety of the students. It seems it would be difficult to get the students off the second floor of the building in case of a fire or other emergency. There’s also the issue of overcrowding; many students who live in the Silas district have to attend other schools due to the maximum capacity limit being surpassed. I know this because my grandson lives in that district, but goes to Gale school. Why put more money into such an old building? That’s like putting new wine in old skins. A recent news article stated that “Silas Willard is in Phase II of the $110 million Operation Rebuild-Achievement project”. What’s been done so far? ***********
Galesburg Senior High School project “is in the final part of Phase I work” with a $15.8 million budget. GHS has a swimming pool and tennis courts, and now wants to install astro-turf on the football field. Geez! How did us previous high school graduates ever make it without such luxuries? And all the schools seem to post on their billboards how much the state of Illinois is behind in their contributions to them. Yet I hear some folks complaining about the dang state workers and greedy retirees and the big pensions their receiving, as if “we” are somehow the fiscal problem for the state. As a recent state retiree myself, I resent that commentary! I worked hard for 26 years at a soul-sucking job, and stayed with that job so that I would have what was promised to me, which was an agreed upon pension amt and health care for which the state would pay my monthly premium. Just sayin! If the detractors had stayed with a job that offered a pension plan that long they’d expect what they had worked for all those years! We state workers paid our part of the contribution; the problem is that the state of Illinois did not pay their share. That’s why there is a big budget deficit!
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