I actually had to look it up since I’ve never thought to check what my Chinese zodiac is before, but mine is Horse! Some of the traits I’ve seen used to describe people born in the year of the Horse are responsible, high-spirited, confident, decisive, energetic and active, none of which I would personally use to describe myself right now, though would love to be able to one day. However, I’ve also read that they’re warm-hearted, funny and positive, which I hope I come across as. I certainly try my best to, at least.
My sense of humour has always been one of the things that I like the most about myself. Truly nothing makes me happier than making others laugh or putting a smile on their face. I try to be “comedic relief” in rough moments when appropriate, because being able to make someone laugh or at least crack a smile when they’re struggling is a gift that I don’t take for granted. It‘s something that has proven particularly useful with my mom after she’s had one of her breakdowns; getting her mind off of whatever triggered it and making her laugh always helps her feel better faster, which is of course what I want and what my goal is in those moments. But no matter the situation or who I’m with, making others laugh always makes me feel good. Those are the kinds of moments that I carry in my heart forever.
Despite all of my shortcomings and all of the hardships I’ve faced, I’d like to consider myself to be a warm-hearted, positive person. I didn’t exactly grow up with the best influences as my parents are judgmental and pessimistic, and they’re the people I’ve spent the most time with in my life, so it’s been hard to not pick up on their habits. The past few days have especially been rough for me, and my positivity has been tested. However, something that helps me when I’m having a rough time is reminding myself that tomorrow is a new day, and there’s always the possibility that tomorrow will be the start of something better. I just have to be here for tomorrow in order to find out. I know that’s a cliche lol, but the possibility that tomorrow might be better really does help sometimes.
I’m a big believer in letting people do what makes them happy so long as it doesn’t harm themselves or others, and treating people the way I’d want to be treated. No matter someone’s gender identity, romantic/sexual orientation, nationality, background etc, I try to treat everyone with respect and kindness. I’ll go out of my way to help someone and make them happy, even at my own expense. I do my best to check in with my friends and my fellow people when they’re struggling, even when I am as well, because I never want someone to feel alone or like they have no one in their corner. I know it’s not realistic to be everyone’s friend, and I know that I can’t be, but I can at least treat everyone with compassion. I never know what someone else is going through, and the last thing I ever want to be is the source of someone’s upset. If I can’t take someone’s pain away, the least I can do is hold their hand through it.
All of that being said, I wouldn’t say that my Chinese zodiac resonates with me all that much. I don’t really relate to most of what I’ve read. It’s the same thing with my astrological zodiac sign (Pisces); some traits I relate to, some I don’t. I think my personality is too complex to be summed up with zodiac signs or personality types, and that’s okay!
It’s still fun stuff to read up on sometimes!
That's wild to me haha
Born in November of 1998, so I'm an Earth Tiger, specifically. I feel like I'm less an ambitious, adventure-loving entrepreneur and more someone who aspires to live comfortably and quietly while engaging in my hobbies as much as possible, though. 
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