Telling a Virgo not to worry is like telling a Sagittarius not to smile. Ain’t gonna happen. Not without a PLAN. Any plan. Virgo LIKES plans and planning and knowing in advance and what’s gonna happen and… Virgo gets anxious. Virgo needs to learn F L O W from her opposite on the wheel, Pisces. And Virgo needs to learn optimism from her square on the wheel, Sagittarius. And Virgo needs this and that and the other thing! Can you tell I have a Virgo Moon? I’m always trying to FIX my Virgo problems.
But what if, yes, what IF Virgo doesn’t need fixing? What then? Then what? Then the WORLD OPENS UP to Virgo and those around Virgo. Maybe NOBODY in Virgo’s little world needs fixing. Maybe everything is FINE. Maybe typing in ALL CAPS will get the message across to me and anyone else who is… worrying this morning. About money. About love. About love and money. About health. About the cats. About… life.
Yesterday I told my so-and-so: I’m scared. He told me: stop worrying. And how effective do you think THAT was? Well, it kinda was. Kinda. Sorta. Yeah.
People who mean well and express their well-meaning sentiments well: yes that helps. And people with perspective who can remind me to have faith: yes that helps. But it’s a leap. It’s a leap for Virgo. Because the problem is the mind itself. That there could be, that there IS, another way. And other people live in that magical world day in and day out!
But let’s say you don’t have time to reprogram and you get hit by a wave of worry,what do you do? Sometimes luck intervenes and your mood/the moment changes but sometimes you have work at it, PICK at it. Distraction is a fine method. So is being social: get out of your head. So is writing about it. There are any number of things you can do but the point is you must do SOMETHING. For many Virgos, being physical helps, whether it’s cleaning the house or going for a walk. The body is the antidote to the mind. The body cures the mind, don’t you think? Remember: the signs link up with the houses and you know that the 6th House is the Virgo House. Work work work, little Virgo! And define for yourself the meaning of this work because it may not be the time-clock paycheck type of work.
When I was in high school, actually junior high, I put on a bunch of weight. I eventually lost it through compulsive exercise but that’s another story 😉 My point here is that… I changed my body first and then my mind changed. Now you may say, Moon Pluto, that’s not how it works. Well, I’m sorry. I’m not very politically correct and that was how it worked for ME. Change the behavior and the rest could very well follow. Or, at least, begin where you want to begin. You’ll know if it’s helping.
Today’s bottom line since I know I’m meandering: if you are Virgo Sun, Moon, South Node, etc, and you worry too much? Don’t make it worse by hating yourself for it. And if some kind soul is genuinely trying to show you another way, listen. Don’t criticize it. Just take it in.
Sometimes, too, the thing you think can’t be done is the most important thing you need to do. And is possible to do. I always return to this idea of faith (Pisces) to help the Virgo mind and moon. To look above and beyond the earth, the material, the solid, the what-you-see-here. Because there is more.
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14 thoughts on “To Worry Or Not To Worry, That Is The Virgo Question”
yes, physical movement (esp. dancing) helps me get out of my head….helps a lot too when it’s with people with some fire/air element… that really brings me alive. i can be in the moment.
kim: change the mass, change the energy. i love that! rings very true for me as well.
great post Aliza~!
virgok
Thanks VirgoK! 🙂 Nice to see you.
All suggestions to help manage the Virgo worry are appreciated by me. I’ll be coming back to this post, MP.
Thanks everyone for your comments, too. My Aries Moon can’t sit in the anxiety either. I’ve tried to cultivate acceptance and it has helped me to develop a semblance of peace.
And mm, the often heard suggestion to stop worrying mulitiplies it 10-fold for me too.
Thanks, anita! For a short time I was thinking that each post needed to be unique and I WORRIED that I was repeating myself. Then I realized that….. posts disappear and it’s okay to cover these topics again. Hopefully it doesn’t get boring though…
What I did the other night though was just “try to put it out of my mind” meaning my worries… by watching t.v. I’m not a huge t.v. watcher so it was helpful. And also got a nice email out of the blue… and that helped. Another distraction.
But I really DID try to STOP WORRYING. Or, I guess, just not pay attention to the thoughts. Put my mind on other things. And then today I had revelations! Which I’ll blog about in a minute or two.
You boring? Never! 🙂
If it seems you are repeating yourself, perhaps the topic needed a revisit.
The way you combine different ideas in such a creative manner, I don’t know how it could be seen as repetitive. I wonder if you get bored and simply need a break? I have no idea how some bloggers (you included) are able to be so prolific! I run out of ideas right away.
The distractions are another way to combat anxiety and mind-blocks. A change of scene (TV, a walk, a book and talking on the phone) helps me get a different perspective if I can force myself to seek them out. So I can understand the “mindless” TV viewing. And then when your mind is ready to combine often divergent ideas again, you are ready to blog again.
Thanks, Anita!
Sometimes I have no ideas… but that usually only lasts a day or so. As soon as I get a thought, sometimes, a blog post starts to build in my mind. The more I read and relate to people, the better it is. It’s less so when I spend too much time being reclusive in my 12th House 🙂
You are making me think about my own process. Really, as soon as I wake up in the morning or have almost any thought, I begin to want to write about it. It’s a reflex.
That is really neat, MP! Sounds like second (or first) nature for you to be a writer, lucky for us:)
Thanks, MP!
I’ll blame my Libra/Virgo cusp for my morning. Yikes.
I agree with the “do something physical” idea. Change the mass, change the energy, and vice versa.
Hopefully, my knee and foot will keep getting better, and I’ll be back to walking the doggers soon. Miss that.
Feel better, Kim!
Oops. 5th sentence. ” …. tell you to stop worrying ……..”
Virgo Sun needs to be appreciated for being effective, helpful, and discerning.
Even with my Leo stellium, I could be told I’m sexy day in and day out and that would not fulfill me.
But if I can help someone solve a problem, even a minor one like troubleshooting a computer glitch, it makes me feel more like I exist, like I’m valuable. It’s when these moments are few and far between that I start to get anxious and vulnerable.
Ah, dorchid. Interesting! I read your comment and started to wonder if I feel the same. Not sure yet… but something like it for sure 🙂 Anytime my looks are focused on… actually… I just don’t identify.
Virgo Ascendant. Oh I love this. So true. I confess I have trouble receiving good advice though. Particularly those well meaning people who tell you not to stop worrying and add that you’ll make yourself ill if you don’t.. Which only leaves me with worry x 10 + guilt + hypochondria …..
Agree totally about taking action – my Moon in Aries is helpful here. And action can be anything to begin with. When I had an office job with far too much to do in too little time it used to start with tidying up the paperclips on my desk. Important? No, but it got the energy flowing, enabled me to move on to more useful/enjoyable/effective things, and cut through the paralysis of worry.
Other remedies? Exercise. Wiping the kitchen counter. Tidying. Leaving the classical music channel playing by the bed as I fall asleep. It calms me down and lifts me up at the same time. If worry wakes me at 2.00 am the music is still there.
Maybe dutiful Virgo would also benefit from a soupcon of Gemini’s lightness and humour?
And don’t get me started on the joys of the PLAN (and its close cousin the LIST). The PLAN is one of the reasons I love astrology …..
Hi mm!
The problem is people tend to say STOP WORRYING without realizing that you WOULD if you COULD. I know this person who was telling me to stop worrying really wanted to help. But of course I wish I were otherwise. Of course! Nobody who worries WANTS to worry.
I agree with taking cues from Gemini as well.
Yes, lol, THE PLAN and THE LIST 🙂