So yesterday I got this message from a fellow Taurus friend – dude was panicking about August, saying the stars predicted major stress, money problems, the whole shebang. Honestly? My first thought was “Great, something else to freak out about.” But being stubborn Taurus me, I figured I gotta tackle this head-on. Here’s exactly what I did, step by step.
Started My Morning on Edge
Woke up feeling heavy. Seriously. My dumb Taurus brain was already chewing on possible August disasters – bills piling up, work deadlines looming. Felt like a kettle whistling inside my chest. Not a great way to start the day. Grabbed my notebook – plain old paper one – plopped down at the kitchen table. Knew I needed to get this swirling mess out of my head.
Step 1: The Brain Dump
- Just grabbed the pen and wrote. No thinking, no editing. Just scribbled down EVERY single worry popping into my head: “Work project deadline feels too tight,” “Car needs fixing next week,” “Summer camps draining the kid fund,” “Feeling overwhelmed by family stuff.”
- Didn’t stop until my hand cramped a little. Looked like a chaotic mess on the page. Felt messy inside too, but at least it wasn’t just in my head anymore.
Facing the Mess
Stared at that list. It looked even worse written down! My Taurus tendency to freeze up was kicking in hard. I could feel my shoulders tense up like rocks. Took a deep breath – sounded shaky. Needed a physical reset, fast.
Step 2: The 5-Minute Shake Out
- Pushed the chair back. Stood up in the middle of my messy kitchen.
- Cranked some stupidly loud, upbeat pop music on my phone speaker. Annoyed the cat, probably.
- Didn’t dance, not really. But I shook my arms, stomped my feet, rolled my shoulders. Basically tried to shake the tension physically out of my body for a solid 5 minutes. Looked ridiculous. Felt… a tiny bit lighter?
The Grounding Move
After the shaking, the noise in my head was quieter but still buzzing. Needed something simple to anchor myself right then, right there.
Step 3: The “What Can I Control Now?” Question
- Scanned my crazy worry list again. Asked myself out loud: “Okay Vicky, what on this list can you actually DO something about THIS exact second?”
- Zeroed in on one thing: “Feeling overwhelmed by family stuff.” I couldn’t solve it, but I could message one relative just to check in. Sent a simple “Hey, thinking of you!” text. Tiny action? Sure. But it felt like I grabbed one pebble off the mountain.
Sticking With It (Taurus Style)
Rest of the day, the stress kept trying to creep back. That heavy feeling? Yeah, it showed up again around 3 PM. But I stuck to my guns.
- Did another super quick brain dump when work emails piled up – just wrote the big tasks on a sticky note.
- Took two minutes by the window when I felt shaky – focused hard on the stupid clouds outside.
- Drank way more water than coffee (Taurus loves comfort drinks!).
- Called my Taurus buddy back in the evening. Didn’t offer solutions, just vented together. Felt less alone.
Did all my August worries disappear? Hell no. Money stuff still hangs there. Work pressure is real. But by physically getting the fears OUT, moving my body even clumsily, anchoring myself to the present moment with tiny actions, and reaching out? It turned down the volume on the panic. Instead of drowning in “what ifs,” I could at least tread water and see the shore. That’s the Taurus calm I’m fighting for this month – not the absence of storms, but finding ways to stand firm in them. Gotta keep practicing.
