I feel obligated to leave this place nicer than I found it. I feel obligated to have made a difference in at least one person’s life. If I have made just one person’s life better as opposed to worse then I have not wasted this gift of life.

Don’t know where this comes from, I have always felt this way. Maybe it’s my 9th house Sag stuff.

(((Elsa Annalisa and family)))

My life belongs to me. The origin of my beliefs…I think this is innate. When I was two I took off on my family while at a local fair. I wanted to see the horses. That was that–I was gone. Never occurred to me to ask anyone to take me. It was just, going to see the horses. Bye bye. Even though I was so little I remember the feeling very clearly. I have had bouts of feeling helpless but they are moods more than a mental state that threatens to become permanent, if that makes sense.

((((Elsa))))

(((Elsa))) My sympathy to you and your sisters. It’s so hard when a parent dies.
If my parents were still alive I would feel obligated to them.
I feel some obligation to my 25 yr old son but I also feel he needs to stop needing me so much.
It’s taken nearly 57 years but I sorta think I am obligated to myself. After taking care of everyone except myself for most of my life (saturn scorpio) it feels somehow ok to be a priority in my own life.

Sad news. Sending love to the Panizzon family. I hope your mother can avoid suffering as much as possible.
((Elsa, Annalisa & all))

((Elsa, Annalisa, + family)) My thoughts will be with you. I’ve yet to lose a parent, but I can imagine that it must help a ton to have each other and be ‘united’ in the process.

I definitely feel obligated to consider those that I love and that love me, as I know they would do the same.

Thanks everyone, who has mentioned me, my mother or my family. I appreciate it. I know people are curious but I can’t elaborate about this because the situation is very confusing. When I posted on the boards about this last night, people made assumptions that are very wrong and I don’t have the time or energy to clarify things, so I deleted the thread. Um… Annalisa and I both have Neptune conjunct our MC in Scorpio so it’s activated at the moment. It’s a burden you can’t see and because of that, it’s pretty easily to inadvertently add to it.

I do know my a priest visited my mother early this evening. Regardless of how that sounds the situation is beyond merely clouded. I can tell you that both, Annalisa and I are okay and I expect we will both continue to be okay regardless of what happens. My explanation for that is this: We’re from the desert.

I am a very private person so I would appreciate it if people could be considerate of this. There are questions I just can’t answer because they lead to more questions and as you all know, I have a lot to do to keep this blog alive.
Thanks.

My life belongs to those I’ve pledged it to…including myself.

No questions, Elsa. Just love and support for you and your family during this difficult time.

You, your mom and family are in my prayers.

My life changed when I became a mother. Everything I do, I do with my children in mind. They are the only ones on this planet right now that I feel any obligation to. Mars in Leo Trine Sun in Aries – mutual reception. I fight for my kids because my kids are a part of me. I will always feel this way.

I felt obligated to my exes up until certain points. Then, they were on their own.

Much love (((Elsa and family)))

Your family is in my prayers Elsa and Annalisa.

My life belongs to me, but I share it with my loved ones. I don’t think anyone would try to interfere with my decisions, but if I were to get sick, I’d fight it too for their sake. Plus I’m not ready to go yet!

“Here’s a fun dilemma for you: one person wants to be allowed to die should fatal illness occur to them…and their SO does not want to allow them to whatsoever. What happens? In my experience, the sick person lives on because whoever is able to talk to and cry at the doctors wins that discussion.”

That’s what happened to my poor father, kept alive in agony long after he should have been allowed to go. He begged me to help him – to push his painkilling medicine within his reach – and I was too scared of ending up in court which would have been inevitable. I’m ashamed of that still, thirty years later. My mother was from a medical family and could always play the doctors like a piano…

I hope whatever transpires Elsa and Annalisa, you can find some serenity and closure.

i feel obligated to stay alive and well for my son. i feel obligated to live my life well for god, for myself, for mankind – that the joy in doing this is integrated in all three, and does not conflict each other. i believe in karma, and also in catholicism’s idea that the greatest act of love is ‘to lay one’s life for thy neighbor.’ i can choose to die (either metaphorically or physically) but i consider that a denial of god’s gift to me, and my karma would be subsequently affected in my afterlife.

I guess the last thing you want to discuss is the personal situation beyond what you shared already, and I’m also sure you will know how much support is on tap if you ever did need that,Elsa, and from my experience, these times,whatever else they may or may not be, are even more intensely private, so I’ll quietly hope that whatever you are dealing with,your own support system, internal or external, is working well, and just say in response to your question,that I personally think Pluto has a lot to say about feelings of obligation and indebtedness and of being at times emotionally held hostage for reasons that are really hard to verbalise…and there’s a lot of obligatedness in my life, through circumstance which I never “signed up for”, but it’s do-able. I would also struggle with the terminal or incurable diagnosis of any sort, and want to exit in my own way..but have to think of others. Guess most decent folk have that dilemma. Hugs x

My life belongs to me, ultimately. There is no one to consider; all my family is gone and I am unmarried with no children.
It’s funny, Elsa, that you write about making the choice not to be treated if you were diagnosed with cancer. I’ve been thinking the very same thing for quite a while now, and it’s strange to me to see other people verbalize it.