Why do most of us find it so difficult to befriend our enemies-and why is it that those with Libra prominent in their birth charts often succeed where we fail? It’s said that he replied, “Do I not most effectually destroy my enemies, in making them my friends?” It’s a quotation often attributed to Abraham Lincoln, and though I couldn’t find a source for it, it does sound like the kind of thing he would have said, famous as he was for forging unlikely political alliances.īut when I think about befriending people whose opinions, lifestyles, or politics are abhorrent to me, some flinty part of me digs in its heels and refuses to give in, loathe to give the impression of surrender. But let’s face it, that’s what an enemy is: one whose interests conflict with yours.Īs mom was fond of saying, “You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.” And as every Libran knows, there’s more than one way to defeat an opponent. The 15th century Roman Emperor Sigismund was admonished by his Prime Minister when instead of destroying his captured enemies, he brought them into his court. One hesitates to call them “enemies ” it sounds so dramatic. I’ve been thinking about the best way to deal with people who make me angry, as well as those whose interests are diametrically opposed to my own. ![]() With this Libra Full Moon, conflict resolution may be the order of the day. The collisions in the collective are heating up. By pretending that others wanted to be helpful, she persuaded them to be so. In the end, she always got what she was after-and nearly always, earned another fan in the process. ![]() She overcame any resistance with sunny charm, pretending not to notice reluctance or impatience coming from the other end of the telephone, and refusing to be intimidated. For years, I watched her put this skill to use securing contributions for fundraising events on behalf of her favorite charity. My mother was born with Libra rising, and she had the iron fist in the velvet glove routine down pat. That isn’t meant as a criticism, by the way.
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