Your Best Trait/Habit, Based On Your Zodiac Sign
ARIES
(March 21 – April 19)
The best thing about being a Ram is that you are boundlessly optimistic. Being a fire sign ruled by the mighty red planet Mars means that there is a force glowing inside you that propels you through hell, high water, earthquakes, volcanoes, and every other calamity known to humankind without even flinching. To you, every cloud has a silver lining, and it’s always darkest before the dawn. You are assured, buoyant, and hopeful. Nothing ever dissuades you from toeing the line and keeping the faith. To your eyes, the future is so bright, you gotta wear shades.
TAURUS
(April 20 – May 20)
Your outstanding trait, dearest Bull, is that you are completely loyal to those who matter to you in life. Whether it’s friends, lovers, or family members, you are true blue right up until the end. Astrologically speaking, this is mostly because you are an earth sign, with your emotional roots planted deep into the ground. If you make a promise, no one will ever worry that you’re going to flake out on them. When someone who knows you shares a secret with you, they never even have to warn you not to tell anybody—when they hand their secrets to you, you keep it all locked in the vault.
GEMINI
(May 21 – June 20)
What sets the Twins apart from all other star signs is that you are so creative, there are two of you just so one of you can come up with new ideas and the other one can write them all down. Gemini is an air sign, meaning your head floats high in the clouds, coming up with inventive and innovative ways to solve problems that might not seem practical at first but that glitter with the spark of genius. You have a rare gift to look at things from every angle and come up with innovative ways to address problems. You are also ruled by Mercury, the planet of communication, which means that once you arrive at an inventive solution, you are able to convey it to others in terms that they can understand.
CANCER
(June 21 – July 22)
It’s unfortunate that you are represented by the Crab, seeing that you are the most compassionate of all the star signs. You are ruled by the moon, the celestial body that governs maternal energies. Despite your external crustacean shell making you appear hard and uncaring, that shell is only there to protect your mushy, gushy, hyper-sensitive innards. You’re not the type of person who does favors and then expects something in return. You do favors simply because you care—and in a world that grows increasingly callous and brittle by the day, this is a trait that is needed now more than ever.
LEO
(July 23 – August 22)
Oh Leo, brave Lion, you are a fire sign ruled by the sun, which means that you exude such power and confidence that you never have a reason to manipulate or lie to others. You don’t have to falsely puff yourself up in the eyes of others, and you never have to cheat to get your way. You don’t have to tell fibs about your strength, because it’s there for everyone to see. Therefore, your greatest trait is your honesty. You are authentic, genuine, forthright, and straightforward in everything you do, which is why you are the natural-born leader of all the other signs.
VIRGO
(August 23 – September 22)
There are plenty of good things to say about Virgo, as well as a bad thing or two, but that’s not the purpose of this article. Of all your good traits, the one that stands out head and shoulders above the rest is that you’re so freakin’ organized. This is due in part to the fact that you’re an earth sign, so you keep your feet planted on terra firma and don’t get whisked away in the air, carried away by the water, or burned up by the fire. You’re always planning and plotting. Sometimes you’re even scheming and conniving. But one thing that can never be said about you is that you’re a disorganized mess. In other words, you have your act together.
LIBRA
(September 23 – October 22)
What would the Scales of Justice be if they were not fair? In a world riddled with injustice, oppression, inequities, hatred, anger, and all manner of nastiness, Libra stands out as the one sign that refuses to be blinded by mob mentality or a wicked thirst for revenge. Sure, you have your biases—everyone does—but when it comes to gauging what’s right and wrong in any situation, you put your biases aside and look for the most reasonable solution. If two of your friends are arguing about something, they know they can come to you for a resolution, because you’re the fairest courthouse judge in the whole darned county.
(October 23 – November 21)
Unlike Libra, who wears blinders and lets their calm sense of fairness guide the day, you are the most passionate of the zodiac signs, which often takes you to extremes in either direction. You are ruled by Pluto, which governs both destruction and transformation. But you see this as a two-way process—in order for anything to be transformed into something better, its bad elements first need to be destroyed. And this is where the scorpion, with its wicked stinging tail, comes into play. You will viciously and passionately destroy something just so what emerges from the ashes is something that you can love with every drop of blood in your heart.
(November 22 – December 21)
A fire sign ruled by Jupiter—the planet of expansion and growth—your best trait is that you are endlessly curious. You are a seeker, a searcher, and an explorer whose inquisitive nature takes you to all ends of the earth—and beyond, beneath, and above the earth as well. There is no experience you won’t try at least once, no food you are unwilling to taste, no language you don’t want to learn, and no idea that you won’t entertain for at least a minute. Without your curiosity and the inventiveness that results from it, we’d probably all still be living in grass huts.
CAPRICORN
(December 22 – January 19)
When they call you the Goat, they’re not referring to the barnyard animal—they’re referring to the G.O.A.T.—the Greatest of All Time! You are an earth sign that is ruled by Saturn, the planet that governs time. As a result of your innate earthiness and sense of time, your greatest trait is patience. You are acutely aware of the passage of time, how valuable it is, and how every one of us is placed on this planet with a limited amount of it. But this doesn’t make you impatient—quite the contrary. Because you can see the big picture regarding time, you know that it’s our friend rather than our enemy. As the saying goes, time is what heals all wounds.
AQUARIUS
(January 20 – February 18)
Aquarius is an air sign ruled by Uranus, the planet of innovation and surprise. In your case, the stars and planets align to make you the most open-minded sign in the zodiac. You are not one to adhere slavishly to the dull rules of tradition, nor are you one to cast preemptive judgment at the intrusion of new ideas or unfamiliar ways of living. This, of course, doesn’t mean that you’ll tolerate just anything, especially if it comes with the ability to harm you and others. It merely means that you keep your mind open long enough that you open yourself up to new and exciting ways of looking at things. But if you’ve scrutinized something long enough to realize that it’s bad news, you’ll shut your mind, too.
PISCES
(February 19 – March 20)
While other signs may be practical and logical, your greatest strength is that you are intuitive. Pisces the Fish is a water sign ruled by Neptune, the planet of dreams and creativity. Sometimes our instincts come from a place far deeper and more ancient than our pragmatic side, and this is where you shine. If you have a bad feeling about something, you should trust it. Same goes if you have a good feeling about something. Your intuition is flawless and your instincts are perfect. You’ll only get into trouble if you ignore what the voices deep inside of you are saying.