Food for Thought

From the Fairytale Tarot, the Seven of Coins:

The Seven of Coins deals with sizing up a situation and deciding on the next course of action.  In the tale of the brave tailor, this fellow decides that brains are better than brawn, and gets what he wants in the end.  Society often teaches us that physical force is the way to achieve what we want, but looking at the ongoing battles in the Middle East and elsewhere show the fallacy of this thinking.  Better to be like the water that gently wears away the stones as it flows downstream.

From the Tao Oracle comes "Conflict:"

Ah, the holidays.... Take groups of family members, a mix of liberal and conservative beliefs, and toss them together for a day.  Inevitably, conflict will rear its head.  But Padma says there is another way, one that doesn't require fleeing or fighting.  We relax the clenched fist and allow the heart and mind to be open.  Food for thought that won't add any Thanksgiving calories today.