Get to the Point

From the Albano-Waite Tarot, the Ten of Swords; from the Rumi Cards, "After Enduring:"

          I had to smile when I saw that I drew this card - I have an appointment with my chiropractor today. Besides pointing out the obvious, it illustrates well my tendency to overthink things while analyzing a situation. I like to look at a problem or challenge from multiple angles, do research and devise a strategy. Unfortunately all that intellectual effort doesn't really get much done in the real world. It makes me think of comedian Steven Wright's statement: "A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking." Sometimes my best thinking is like a dog chasing its tail; the wisest action I could take would be to get an outside, objective opinion. Rumi's quote says, "You'll only enjoy the City and your relations after enduring the griefs and ordeals of exile." The Sufi poet points out the habit of humans not to appreciate something until we don't have it. That would include the ideas of others rather than just my own. The booklet for this deck suggests, "After all you have been through, joy and prosperity will taste even better." And I bet I won't take them for granted so easily either.