The zodiac talk I heard at the salon stays with me longer than the haircut.
The zodiac talk I heard while looking in the salon mirror keeps coming back to me, even after I get home.
Scenes
- I keep thinking about the zodiac talk I heard at the salon. — After my hair was done, I looked in the mirror, but one comment about my zodiac sign stayed with me longer than the hairstyle.
- I keep thinking about those words even after I get home. — Back home, I touch my hair and start to feel as if those words had explained even the way I looked today.
- It is easy to give zodiac signs a meaning bigger than the facts. — A zodiac sign is a broad frame, so one comment at the salon can grow until it feels like it explains the whole day.
- Try writing down separately what you heard today and the meaning you attached to it. — Write down exactly what you heard today, then write the meaning you attached to it on a separate page. If they differ, it can feel a little easier to breathe.
- Just because the words stayed with me doesn't mean they define me. — It's okay if they keep bothering you for a while. When you look first at the scene those words touched, your own experience may come into view before your zodiac sign does.
Stories by Jirisan Mansin
- Jirisan Mansin
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- I say yes to family right away, then feel uneasy on the way home.
- You said we should get dinner, then paid first.
- When I take care of my parents’ workouts, my share keeps growing too.
- After the work dinner, my partner’s stubbornness feels even stronger.
- Even as I wake my child, last night’s fortune comes to mind.
- After dreaming about losing money, I open my wallet at the dinner table.
- I apologized first thing after waking up.