My Meadow Report

the juice is in the journey

  • Home
  • About
    • About Renée
    • What is My Meadow Report
  • New Here?
  • Offerings
    • Practical Astrology:
  • Work With Me
  • Collections
  • Connect
You are here: Home / Archives for pleasure

Venus opposing Saturn: 3 Ways You Block Love, Connection, and Pleasure

October 11, 2025 | Renée Fishman

Rumi famously advised to seek the barriers you erect against love. As Venus opposes Saturn, it shows us the ways we block love, connection, and pleasure.

Filed Under: Astrology Tagged With: astrology, boundaries, connection, inner critic, joy, love, opposition, perfectionism, pleasure, Saturn, transits, Venus, Venus opposing Saturn

3 Reasons You Need an Unmonetized Creative Hobby

January 21, 2025 | Renée Fishman

In this era of portfolio careers and multiple side-hustles, having a creative hobby that you do just for fun may feel like a wasted opportunity. Here are 3 reasons why it’s essential to have at least one outlet that you don’t monetize.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: creating, creativity, fun, hobbies, pleasure, productivity, side hustle, unnecessary creating

Venus in Scorpio: Pursue Your Taboo Desires

December 4, 2023 | Renée Fishman

While Venus transits through Scorpio, it invites us to explore our desires that go against the grain and to embrace ways of working that may not be the cultural norm.

Filed Under: Astrology Tagged With: astrology, business, desire, pleasure, Scorpio, taboo, Venus, work

Venus Trine Uranus: Innovate Your Pleasure

October 31, 2023 | Renée Fishman

When we think we know what we want, we may pursue that thing with blinders to what else is out there and miss the experiences and opportunities that truly light us up. As Venus in Virgo forms a trine to Uranus in Taurus, it encourages us to experiment by shaking up our established systems and routines and perhaps discover a new path to pleasure.

Filed Under: Astrology, Navigating Change, Productivity Tagged With: astrology, change, desire, experience, experiments, navigating change, plan, pleasure, productivity, routine, systems, Uranus, Venus, vision

How Pursuing Pleasure Can Boost Your Productivity

August 10, 2023 | Renée Fishman

Engaging in reflection on what brings you pleasure may feel like a “waste of time” when you have so much to do, but this can actually be the key to turbo-boost your productivity.

Filed Under: Astrology, Productivity Tagged With: astrology, dopamine, fulfillment, motivation, pleasure, productivity, success, Venus, Venus retrograde

Venus Conjunct Uranus in Taurus: Revolutionize Your Relationship With Your Resources

March 30, 2023 | Renée Fishman

What happens when the planet of relationships, money, and pleasure meets up with the planet of innovation and revolution in a sign notorious for resisting change? An invitation to examine our relationships to money, pleasure, comfort, and change itself.

Filed Under: Navigating Change Tagged With: assets, astrology, change, experiment, experimentation, habits, money, navigating change, pleasure, relationships, resources, sustainability, Taurus, Uranus, Venus, Venus conjunct Uranus

Why Quitting is the Key to Longevity

August 31, 2021 | Renée Fishman

It may seem counterintuitive, but here’s why quitting is the key to maintaining longevity in any practice.

Filed Under: Practice, Productivity Tagged With: consistency, habits, holistic performance, pain, pleasure, practice, productivity, rituals, sustainable

  • 1
  • 2
  • Next Page »

The journey is better with friends!

Join a growing tribe of wisdom seekers who are committed to a life of meaning and purpose, and embrace a new paradigm of productivity.

I take your privacy and my integrity seriously. I won't spam you or sell your info. You can unsubscribe at any time.

WHAT’S EVERYONE READING?

  • The Missing Piece to Rumi’s Quote About Finding the Barriers You’ve Built Against Love
    The Missing Piece to Rumi’s Quote About Finding the Barriers You’ve Built Against Love
  • Reflections On Turning 44: Transforming Double Death Into Blessing
    Reflections On Turning 44: Transforming Double Death Into Blessing
  • The Real Meaning of The Wizard of Oz
    The Real Meaning of The Wizard of Oz
  • Mars in Sagittarius: Make Life an Adventure
    Mars in Sagittarius: Make Life an Adventure
  • Venus Conjunct Chiron Teaches How to Heal Your Deepest Wounds
    Venus Conjunct Chiron Teaches How to Heal Your Deepest Wounds
  • How to Navigate the Fog of Mars Square Neptune
    How to Navigate the Fog of Mars Square Neptune
  • Reflections on Turning 49
    Reflections on Turning 49
  • Sun Square Saturn: Your Hero’s Journey
    Sun Square Saturn: Your Hero’s Journey
  • 7 Tips to Improve Your Time on CrossFit’s DT Workout
    7 Tips to Improve Your Time on CrossFit’s DT Workout
  • 5 Reasons Why Having a Vision is Important
    5 Reasons Why Having a Vision is Important

RECENT POSTS

  • What’s Behind the Numbers?
  • Full Moon in Taurus: Prepare For the Disruption You Can’t See
  • Mars in Sagittarius: Make Life an Adventure
  • How Great Leaders Reframe “Under-Performance”
  • The Price of Water: What Really Drives Worth
  • The Power of a New Angle
  • You Are Not the Costume
  • 5 Principles for Designing a More Productive Day
  • Why the Typical “Work Day” Structure Doesn’t Work For Your Brain
  • 3 Strategies for Staying Productive in Perimenopause

Archives

Categories

Explore

action ADHD astrology business change coaching communication creativity cycles emotions energy fear fitness freedom goals habits healing holidays holistic productivity learning lessons life meaning mindfulness mindset nature personal development personal growth planning practice presence process productivity purpose rest rituals seasons self-awareness strategies time trust vision work writing yoga

Disclosure

Some of the links in some posts are "affiliate links." This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission.

Connect with Me

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Medium
  • Pinterest
  • Threads
  • TikTok
  • Twitter
  • Vimeo
  • YouTube

Get the Insider Scoop!

Not everything is on the blog. Sign up to receive ideas and strategies that I reserve only for insiders.

Thanks for subscribing!

Copyright © 2025 Renee Fishman · BG Mobile First · Genesis Framework by StudioPress · WordPress · Log in