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Do You Really Want
to be "Normal"? |
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"Nobody realizes that
some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal."
~ Albert Camus |
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"To be normal is the ideal aim of the
unsuccessful"
~ Carl Jung
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"Remember as far as anyone knows, we're a
nice normal family."
~ Homer Simpson |
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"Normal"
is a strange word. It's something that most of us think we want to be.
It's the loosely-defined and relatively acceptable middle ground between
two extremes of behavior. It's a subjective term that we use as a
benchmark when we think we're too ______ (fill in the blank with the
appropriate word).
In
the following table, columns A and B represent examples of opposites in behavioral
traits.
| Column A |
Column B |
| introverted |
gregarious |
| intense |
passive |
| passionate |
reserved |
| eccentric |
traditional |
| serious |
superficial |
| spontaneous |
predictable |
| indecisive |
inflexible |
| apathetic |
opinionated |
| unmotivated |
ambitious |
| independent |
dependent |
| sensitive |
unemotional |
| rebellious |
rigid |
| logical |
emotional |
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As a
test for normalcy, choose the term in each row that you feel best
represents you. Give yourself 3 points for each answer from Column A and 5
points for each answer from Column B. After you've totaled your points, click
here to interpret your score. (No fair looking ahead!)
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©2001-2007
Don McBroom - Personal
Astrological Consultations - Tucson, AZ (520) 298-3456
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Aug. 2001 |
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Sep. 2001 |
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What
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Dec. 2001 |
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What does the term
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How
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Sep.
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What
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Oct.
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Don't
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Nov.
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What
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Dec.
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How
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What about
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Jan.
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Am I trying to be too Well-Balanced? |
Feb.
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Using
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Mar.
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Am
I Stuck with this Chart for my Whole Life? |
Apr.
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Taking
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May
2003 |
Can
Astrology Determine My Life Purpose? |
Jun.
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Pursuit
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Jul.
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Dealing
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Aug.
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Avoiding
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Using
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A
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Dec. 2003
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Far-reaching Benefits of Clearing Out Clutter |
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Jan. 2004
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What
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Feb. 2004 |
Lookin'
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Mar. 2004 |
When
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Anger
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May 2004 |
The
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An
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Puzzling
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How
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The
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Focusing
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Diversity
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Preparing for Opportunity |
| Jan.
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Just
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| Feb.
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Life's
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Mar. 2005 |
Is
Sensitivity a Burden or a Blessing? |
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Apr. 2005 |
Finding
Passion in Our Lives |
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May 2005 |
Maintaining
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Jun. 2005 |
Beliefs
and Skepticism |
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Jul. 2005 |
Vacation
Variation |
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Aug. 2005 |
When
Freedom is Frightening |
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Sep. 2005 |
An answer
to the recent question: "I was just
reading my daily horoscope and it said that
the Moon is in Scorpio.
Can you please explain to me what this means? Are
they
referring to the actual Moon in the sky, the one that I can see?" |
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Oct. 2005 |
Favorite Movies of the Zodiac
Signs |
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Nov. 2005 |
Being
Honest With Ourselves |
| Dec. 2005 |
Setting
Priorities |
| Jan.
2006 |
What
Our Response to a Compliment Says About Us |
| Feb.
2006 |
Learning
From Experience |
| Mar.
2006 |
"So
you're an astrologer. Do you have your own telescope?"
The
Difference Between Astrology and Astronomy |
| Apr.
2006 |
What
is the Title of Your Autobiography? |
| May
2006 |
Maintaining
Focus |
| Jun.
2006 |
Using
Our Potential and Options |
| Jul.
2006 |
Balancing Our Strengths and
Challenges |
| Aug. 2006 |
Getting
What We Want |
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Sept. 2006 |
A Guide To
Letting Go--The Three B's |
| Oct.
2006 |
Reevaluating
Priorities |
| Nov.
2006 |
Choosing The Best Time
to...sell my home, get married, have surgery, start
a new project or business, etc. |
| Dec.
2006 |
Do All Astrologers
Provide the Same Information? |
| Jan.
2007 |
How
Astrology Can Help You
Turn Potential into a Plan |
| Feb.
2007 |
Does
Intuition Show in the Horoscope? |
| Mar. 2007 |
Setting
Boundaries |
| April 2007 |
Cutting
Yourself Some Slack vs.
Slacking Off |
| May 2007 |
Do
You Really Want to be "Normal"? |
| June 2007 |
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