Annalisa and I were raised to be independent, free thinkers. We were also taught to respect other people’s beliefs. As a by-product of this, neither of us try to influence other people around what they believe. We certainly don’t bother to try to influence each other. This would have been frowned upon in our family.
We were encouraged to have an opinion and beliefs, and to express them, whatever they might be. We were not only encouraged to develop a life philosophy, we were taught that it would be very hard to navigate life without developing a belief system and I agree with this, today.
This kind of parenting was provided by mega-Aquarian parents and a triple Capricorn grandfather, with four planets and Chiron in Sagittarius.
Do you have a philosophy you live by? If so, how did you come about it?
23 Responses to “Developing A Life Philosophy”
But I learnt to have manners and be respectful to yourself. Thats the lesson I learnt from Leos.
“Don’t be an asshole.” That’s pretty much my life philosophy. 
I don’t know where it came from but it seems to work. I do know that when I get a lot of rules in place, even if they’re rules I’ve set, I get fractious.
I’ve strayed, I’ll be honest. And I paid the price for that. I actually think I may need to expand my guiding principle a bit, I think I have a bit too much wiggle room!
It’s great that you and Annalisa had the room to develop your own philosophies.
I lived in a pretty rigid household where it was a challenge to form a sense of self, I experimented with several philosophies that I eventually had to ditch…Right now, I do have certain beliefs, but I must be aware not to cling to them too much. Every time I abandoned a philosophy, I retained a tiny bit of the philosophy that worked for me. It’s a Saturn in Sagittarius journey.
And I’m learning not to be too harsh when I feel like someone’s philosophical foundations are full of nonsense and don’t teach me much. When I respect the person a lot, I try not to be too critical there.
Yeah, Gandhian. Be the change. “People this and People that!” Ugh. Enough. You ARE a person, right?
Where it came from? My Chiron/IC-Moon sensitivity.
Well as someone with equal amounts of Aquarian/Leo myself I my life philosophy kind of mimics what Elsa was influenced by but with the “have you no pride?” sentiment that Sunnysadge was taught.
as strange as it sounds, I would say we were kind of humiliated in to having personal integrity. “Have some integrity you worm” Ha! It worked. I have integrity as a principal, and kindness too, I never want to hurt others. I know how it feels.
Mine was a very neglected childhood, and in that I learned to think for myself, and excercise my independence of mind. I value my freedom and I value everyone else’s too
Be thoughtful of others! That’s the life philosophy of my Dad’s family that I mainly was raised with. My grandmother is a a Doube Libra, my grandfather was an Aquarius with loads of underlying Capricorn. My Dad and his siblings all have a Watery Sun, Scorpio or Pisces, with Gemini Rising. Granddad’s siblings were mostly Aquarius, Pisces or Aries too, which may have something to do with their father working in the woods through the Winter Months. Grandmother had at least a couple of Gemini Sisters we visited for birthdays.
My Mom or her family weren’t there as constantly. But I got her Sun sign Capricorn as the Moon sign and Moon sign Virgo as the Rising sign. Her mother is a Double Virgo. My mother’s Taurean aunt was a big influence too. These Ladies were pioneers and knew a thing or two about making the living out of hostile earth.
Yes. I can’t distill it right now but it’s influenced by my father, who valued learning, tolerance, individualism, simplicity. Catholicism was also a major influence.
Both my parents for whatever great reason, let all five of us navigate our way independently. Raised in a strict Catholic household, there was values galore and even though I am no longer part of the parish, I am thankful for the background. All five of us kids are all so much alike, yet we respect each other indivudally because we all have different beliefs in politics and religion. That’s not an easy thing to mesh. I am going with my folks plan.
All the cousins get on great. Support, hard work, individuality, and respect. This model worked well.
The Golden Rule!
I have a philosophy and a goal, and I think they’re related.
My philosophy is tattooed on my right forearm, so that if we shake hands you can read it. It says, in French, “Everyone to his own taste.”
My goal is to be less of an asshole today than I was yesterday.
Where did I come by it? I’m not sure, honestly. Some of it is probably my parents and their idea of Christ Said Love Everyone. (Which is good!) But it might be that I resented the idea of people controlling me, even when I was young. I know this sounds arrogant but I realized when I was very young that I was the smartest person in the room, and it frustrated me constantly that other people had to/got to make decisions for me when I was certain I was capable of doing so.
Even now I’m a control freak, (cardinal T square involving 5 planets) but I point the controlly bits inward and try to keep a fair but comfortable reign on myself. It’s a journey, not a destination.
Do no harm.
@Heyfa I have had a similar challenge, with Leo Saturn in the 9th.
Grew up having certain beliefs drummed into me. To this day I feel guilty if I believe or think differently than my parents. It’s VERY hard to break away from that. But it’s happening, slowly.
If you have a choice, be kind.
Do your best, and if your best isn’t perfect, remember God loves you anyway.(South Node in Virgo, North in Pisces)
We can find meaning and significance in life if we’re really dedicated to that pursuit. The people and life situations we encounter usually have something to teach us, so keep an open mind and remember that no particular group has the copyright on knowledge or ignorance and avoid lumping people into categories via stereotypes.
I think moving around a lot growing up and the amount of traveling I did as I got older helped me to develop this way of thinking.
Beat your own drum; everyone has a song.
My family has a difficult time with others being different and not following ‘the crowd.’
I’m VERY different! hoo-hah!
My mom raised me on her own after my sperm donor dad left her. The boys were 9 and 12 years older than me.
She raised me to expect to have to work, to pay my way – hence a life of often two jobs. She also taught me that faith in something larger really means something.
Best of all, I absorbed her personal motto: “I’d rather be a bitch than a dumb bitch.” Word.
I am grateful for all these things. But despite hours on the floor one Saturday afternoon, she never succeeded in teaching me how to fold fitted sheets to her high standards.
I am sure that I do have a philosophy. But right now I am inundated with neptunian energy so I cannot put my finger on it. Definition is eluding me. Is it okay to say I am grooving on this. Anyway, I’ve lived some places, listened to alot of folks, read some, tried alot of venues, had successes, made mistakes. I imagine it’s the common denominators of those life experiences.
And there is alot for me in “being grateful” Kristine, even for the smallest of things. The cup is always running over.
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