Jump in the Stream

From the Albano-Waite Tarot, the Magician; from the Rumi Cards, "life and ecstasy:"

       In the RWS versions of tarot, the color yellow implies the intellect at work and suggests "as you think, so shall it be." Yet the Magician doesn't hold a sword but a wand; he's not going to trust just any thought that passes through his head. He uses his will to mold and choose where his focus will be; ideas that are not beneficial get directed to an exit ramp. The Magician is very aware that what he attends to is what will eventually be growing in his garden.
       Rumi suggests that I stop whining about what is on my dinner plate. Instead, I should make use of what I do have (a nod to the tools on the Magician's table). If all I do is mourn over how unfulfilled I am, I'll never look for alternatives, see opportunities, or try anything new. In the verse before the one on this card Rumi says, "In the stream of your being runs the Water of Life / What does it matter to you if jar and jug are broken?" Time to go for a swim and discover just how many possibilities are out there waiting.