8th
Mercury conjunct Saturn in my First House = Getting serious about my health
I’m having to reluctantly accept that coffee, alcohol and chocolate have to be cut from my diet. Not in a 100% abstinence kinda way — I don’t think I could survive — but in a “If I don’t make some major changes in my diet I’m going to run my body into the ground.” Simply put, I have some health problems that would be significantly reduced if I just cut down on what practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine call “heat-producing foods.”
It sucks, because sometimes I feel it is these substances that get me through the day, either to stay alert or to calm down. Instead, I need to drink more tea, and then relaxing herb teas in the evening (although beer is more “cooling” than other alcoholic beverages because it is grain-based, so maybe I can get away with a few).
Ideally, I’d make lifestyle choices that help me deal with my stress. But I already do yoga every morning for 45 minutes, and I dance my ass off usually twice a week. I don’t like sitting meditation. I’m sure I’d be less stressed if I were at a cushy, well-paying job, but I’ve made decision to forge my own path, which is inherently insecure.
So, now that I’m having some serious (Saturn) thoughts (Mercury) about my health (Virgo in the First House), I’m hereby making a commitment to change my diet.
