Weekly Horoscopes for the Week of May 23 by the Cut - The Cut

Your own thinking might become inflexible too, but remember that it’s still worth trying, at least, to keep an open mind.

Normally that comes naturally to you, but this week, you might struggle a bit.

Unforeseen problems may have risen to the surface in your life, but you’ll find unexpected friends and sweetness, too.

You wonder if you’ll ever find lasting satisfaction and love, or if you’ve made the wrong choices and now it’s too late.

In these moments, it can be hard to tell whether you’re judging yourself according to your own standards, or somebody else’s; they’re usually entangled.

Even so, this week, it’s important not to strive for someone else’s idea of success if it’s not also yours.

This week, however, don’t get too comfortable in this posture of constant self-doubt.

When you’re feeling lonely or dissatisfied with your life, you may begin to wonder if the problem lies with the people in it.

If it were entirely up to you to find the fulfillment you’re looking for, where would you go?

Just remember that you don’t have to reconstruct it all exactly as it was.

You know that you’re interesting, even wise, and that you’re as deep and complex as anyone else.

You’re also aware that other people don’t always recognize the value of kindness and beauty as highly as you do.

But this week, it’s crucial not to let other people’s potentially unkind assessments determine the path you take.

And so many of the possibilities that do present themselves to you just don’t seem worth the uncertainty of putting yourself out there.

This week, keep in mind that you’re allowed to call on your friends for aid.

This week, though, you don’t have to keep delaying.

You have the opportunity to stop trying to force what doesn’t fit, and instead to create a life that is not just bearable, but interesting, abundant, big enough for your full, wild self.

If you step back, you’ll see that it’s very simple: Just by being a person in the world, you’re entitled to the pursuit of joy.

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