Gardening with Pain

From the Ferret Tarot, the Queen of Swords:

I quite like this Queen of Swords - most RWS type decks depict her as an emotionless shrew with an ice-cold heart.  But here is one who is familiar with pain and grief, yet instead of letting it close her heart she lets it open it further.  She knows it is truth rather than illusion or denial that will bring healing, though it may also bring pain.  She won't sugarcoat anything, but because she's gone through it herself, she'll be a good mentor in how to successfully go through it and come out whole on the other side.

From the Nature's Wisdom Oracle comes "Scarab Beetle:"

The dung beetle rolls huge balls of poo and deposits them in its burrow.  Its larvae will use it for food when they hatch, which is why Lighthipe gives the scarab the keyword of "creation."  The wisdom of this insect teaches me how to take what might seem useless and create something of value.  In combining this card with the queen above, I am reminded to use my pain or challenges in positive ways.  Dung is a great fertilizer with which to garden...