January Nelson

Aries: Competitive Attitude Though it’s always healthy to strive to be the best, the holiday season should be more about togetherness and sharing. Trying to outshine your family members and show up your friends with your lengthy list of achievements for the year isn’t the spirit of Christmas at all. Save that competitive drive for…

In a perfect world, everyone would be happy, no one would suffer, the weather would always be sunny, and people wouldn’t do stupid, self-defeating things that wind up biting them in the butt cheeks. Alas, we don’t live in a perfect world. Sometimes it feels as if the very forces of nature are stacked against…

To caffeine addicts, nothing is more refreshing than chugging a frosty cold brew in midsummer. It’s a sensual experience that cools you down and winds you up at the same time. But when the weather gets cooler, their beverages get warmer. When it’s frigid outside, a hot coffee can keep you from shivering. It all…

Aries Challenges are good for you — you learn a lot more about yourself when you overcome them. Accept not everything will be easy or straightforward. Taurus Share your happiness with everyone around you. Encourage those you love to do the same with you. Gemini Don’t make too many self-regulating goals at once. Take it…

Aquarius is the great dreamer and visionary of the zodiac. They have a unique perspective on life because they stand out from the crowd. The water-bearer also carries with them a bundle of complementary traits that makes them complete within themselves: They are individualistic without being antisocial. Intelligent without being cocky. Kind without being syrupy.…

Details matter. It’s worth waiting to get it right. Steve Jobs Details make perfection, and perfection is not a detail. Leonardo Da Vinci A famous German cliché from the late 1800s says that “The devil is in the details,” which roughly translates to mean that if you don’t pay attention to the little details of…

It’s so sad to watch good love gone bad. You were once very close to that person, and now they’re almost like a stranger. The joyful innocence you had at the beginning of the romance will never again be what it once was. If the relationship—as well as the breakup—was very intense, it’ll probably be…

There’s nothing wrong with fire—after all, it can cook your food and keep you warm. But it can also leave you with third-degree burns. The same applies to charming people. They can fill you with hope, excitement, and a dream that one day, you might be just as cool as they are. They can dazzle…

Do you ever wonder if the frequent weird events in your life are just the product of coincidences or is actually the product of karma? Karma, the great law of cause and effect, is based on the energy we put out and then what we get in return. Some signs in the zodiac experience these…

Throughout ancient mythology, the stars and constellations were viewed as sources of power and prophecy. From the prophets of ancient Greece to the astrologers of Babylon, civilizations have long believed that the zodiac holds the key to hidden potential and sources of power. Read on to dive deeper into each sign’s magical talents, rooted in…

Although sometimes it seems like a dog-eat-dog world where everyone is out for themselves and treats everyone else like dog food begging to be devoured, this is thankfully not true. Human behavior runs along a wide spectrum between Santa Claus and Scrooge, between philanthropists and misers. Although there is no shortage of self-interested back-stabbers who…

From the dawn of history, myths have enjoyed widespread and lasting appeal. Even though they’re fictional, they tap into the collective unconscious and symbolize real places within the human soul. Although none of us has ever met the mythological Greek adventurer Odysseus, we’ve all met someone who shares his passion and lust for reaching their…

As the saying goes, “All work and no play make you miserable, boring, and probably a little smelly.” OK, maybe that’s not exactly how the saying goes, but I’m feeling a little lazy today and didn’t feel like looking it up. But in general, there’s nothing wrong with oversleeping, not doing the dishes, taking a…

Life is full of unexpected surprises, and, as much as it sucks, not all of them are good. Sometimes when you’re breezing along happily without a care in the world, life can throw you a curveball and knock you out of your reverie. Sometimes the hand of fate can turn the page on an entirely…

Public displays of affection (PDA!) is a funny thing, some people love it, while others hate it. The public romantic spotlight is not for everyone, but there are some zodiac signs that need the attention. Read on to find out the three zodiac signs who need the most PDA:  Aries  Aries, especially Aries women, love…

In these uncertain financial times, amid rising food prices and dwindling personal savings, it’s easy to worry or even panic about the future. Not so long ago, the world seemed to be a more tranquil place, but as financial markets get rocked and major world cities get bombed, the streets beneath us feel more like…

When you really think about it, our personalities are totally defined by our memories. Everything that makes us what we are, that gives us a “soul”—our beliefs, our tastes, our positive and negative reactions to stimuli that we’ve seen before—is shaped entirely by what we’ve experienced in the past. If you wipe out our memories,…

Have you ever wondered why two people can be living under the exact same circumstances, but one of them is happy and the other one is miserable? It almost seems as if people’s personalities are like stringed instruments with different tunings—some people’s strings always seem tuned to play a happy jig on a fiddle, while…