Dear Eric: Do you have advice for me or many others with disabilities whose so-called friends decide to treat them as invalids as opposed to worthwhile people with some disabilities?
Asking Eric: You deserve a cheerleader
Day: August 9, 2024
Daily Horoscope for August 09, 2024
Building fulfilling alliances is possible now. As the social Libra Moon trines driven Mars at 8:40 am EDT, we can connect with people who passionately share our goals. Working together could be particularly fun as Luna goes on to support gregarious Jupiter and then the lively Sun. Still, all good things must come to an end — once the Moon agitates Saturn, the planet of physical limits, we’ll be better off admitting it once we finally get tired. We can resume another day!
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