Have you been reading all this ruckus about the new zodiac sign? Everyone is buzzing about it - on Facebook, Twitter, etc. According to reports, the changes in the earth's alignment have shifted the dates for the astrological signs and even added a new one - Ophiuchus. (My sister, who would be an Ophiuchus is concerned that it sounds more like a skin disease than a Zodiac sign and I have to agree).
This story is being reported by news agencies all over the place but also being contradicted in many places. The other side of the story is that apparently "our system" for horoscopes is based on the "Tropical Zodiac" which has to do with seasons and not the earth's alignment.
Phew - I don't want to be a different sign. I like being a Pisces. I have always identified as a Pisces - and I'm not even that into it. Just a casual check of my horoscope from time to time.
The bottom line all of this personality categorizing got me thinking... Does your book club have a personality? Does the combination of all of your members and perhaps where you meet or the books you choose to discuss fit your personality into a quantifiable, describable slot? Are you organized or no - conservative or wild, into a routine or always making changes? Whateve the case, are you happy with "who you are"? Or would you rather make a change?
I am in the process of joining a new book club: a group of educated and accomplished women who are completely last minute with their scheduling and book selections. It's a change for me as my past book clubs have always been fairly regimented. I'm looking forward to the new group but also aware that I will have to adjust to its personality.
Here's what I'm suggesting... for better or worse, I think your book club probably does have a personality. Wouldn't it make an interesting bonus conversation at your next meeting to talk about what that personality is? And perhaps a good way to recognize what works in the group and what doesn't.
So - cheers to Ophiuchus - real or not - for making us think!
-- Dana Barrett, Contributing Editor
