Looking at this sunny Ace of Pentacles, I hear a weather forecast in my head: "It's going to be a beautiful spring day - don't waste a minute of it!" Here is an offering of time and energy, a physical body and the finances to provide for my needs. Will I piss it all away, not realizing the gift I've been given? Or will I wisely use these resources, being a good steward while developing them? The Snake in this deck represents the cycle of change because it sheds the skin it outgrows. What labels and patterns of behavior do I need to let go of? I need to let go of my label of 'accident victim' and get back into my exercise routine (even if it is just walking). My pain has been a booger bear lately, and it's been easy to use it as an excuse not to exert myself too much. Yet I know this is what will keep my muscles and joints supple and in good working order. I also need to realize it's okay to spend a little money when there is extra available, even if it is not on something I need. We all need a few toys to play with. So how about you, my fellow bloggers? What do you need to shed?
I got Rob a fitbit when I got mine. Two years ago I blew him off the map quite often. Last night he looked at his, 12K+ then looked at mine, 2K+ and had the nerve to roll his eyes at me...The thing is now, I'm not running away from my mother, no good reason to blast our of the house
ReplyDeleteYou just helped me understand why my husband (who was not a fan of walking) suddenly got interested in doing it the past year and a half. Now, not so much. :)
DeleteI would shed my cloak of shame. My Mother gave it me and she got it from her mother, and on back through time. Now that I think of it, that cloak of shame was designed by the Catholics and first worn by Eve.
ReplyDeleteShame is indeed a very heavy cloak to wear. Burn it if you can!
DeleteApart from all those extra kilos I had lost (and then some) over the course of the winter, I need to shed this fear-based view of the world (or at the very least, keep quiet about how I feel... It seems to get on peoples nerves.) Something happens and I jump to the worst possible scenario! It's a coping mechanism I have developed over the years; when you're use to things going tits-up, I guess you just learn to anticipate it.
ReplyDeleteI think when we experience trauma in our life, we can easily adopt that kind of fear-based approach, because on some level we think it will help us survive. But all it does is suck the joy out of life, especially when it's just our mind telling us that there is danger and despair near. I constantly have to use Byron Katie's questions when I find myself in survival mode:
DeleteIs it true?
Can you absolutely know that it’s true?
How do you react, what happens, when you believe that thought?
Who would you be without the thought?
The craziest thing is, I can be extremely logical and analytical about said dire scenario... I can "prove" there's the potential for disaster. How messed up is that? LOL! :)
DeleteI think the key word there is "potential." Look for what is reality here and now, not what might be! :)
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