Riding with the Wind

  The card chosen from the Picture Postcard Tarot this morning is the Knight of Wands:

With a whip in his hands, this little boy is ready to ride with the wind.  He's not content to just rock back and forth on his toy horse like most kids - his mount has wheels so he can move from one place to another.  The Knight of Wands has some of the most innovative and exciting ideas.  He's the go-to guy when you feel stuck in a box and need a ground-breaking solution.  But make sure you call the Knight of Pents to ensure the harvest comes in once the ground is plowed, because the Knight of Wands will have already moved on to greener, more exciting pastures.

     From the Steps to Serenity oracle today comes the card "Change:"

"If our circumstances happened to be good, we no longer dreaded a change for the worse, for we had learned that these troubles could be turned into great values.  It did not matter too much what our material condition was, but it did matter what our spiritual condition was." ~ 12 Steps and 12 Traditions

These maple leaves have turned a lovely color, and soon they will fall from the tree.  Nature is a great teacher when it comes to change, the only constant in this world.  The Tao teaches, "If you realize all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to."  Change is an opportunity for growth, a chance for me to learn to adapt and be flexible.  My spiritual path can center me as I go through change, grounding me as endings become beginnings.