Your name, Amanda, incorporates an appreciation for people, a love of music and the arts, and a high regard

for nature, its mysteries and beauties. You have a philosophical interest in knowing the whys and wherefores of life, but you tend to drift into daydreams and to find it challenging to concentrate and apply system and order in your activities. When life becomes too routine and monotonous, you look for ways to create variety. If given the training, you could excel in music, art, or drama as you are refined and sensitive, emotional and temperamental, and can be easily and deeply moved by music, drama, and affection. You have a clever imagination and an ability to express your deeper thoughts and feelings through composition and poetry. There are times when you are outgoing and cosmopolitan, and other times when you become reflective and aloof, drawing away from association with others. You can be acutely hurt by unkind comments and it is at such times that you withdraw into your own world of thought. You seldom express your deeper thoughts for fear of being ridiculed or your meaning misconstrued. When you feel understood, you tend to show your affection for others through acts of consideration. You sense and feel much that you do not understand, and sometimes you are alarmed at some of your thoughts and visions. You wonder about their origin. As you are intuitive to the thoughts and feelings of others, you seldom experience the tranquility that comes with composed thinking and emotional control. You desire happiness, love, and understanding. You dream of romance, but you have experienced heartache because of your idealistic qualities. Sometimes it is difficult for you to face lifes realities with their hardships, stress, and turmoil and you often find yourself combating fears of the future and the aspects of life that appear mysterious. You are sympathetic to the needs of others and generous in your aspirations to help people. You would give away your last dollar if you felt it would help someone in need. You must fight against self-consciousness and insecurity. You have many wonderful ideas and plans but fail to initiate action because of lack of confidence. Any health weaknesses tend to affect the bronchial organs with such ailments as colds, asthma, hayfever, or in severe cases, tuberculosis or heart troubles. You are fond of sugars, starches, and sours and, depending on how often you eat these foods, you could be subject to such conditions as eczema or arthritis.