~ My enthusiasm led me to take on more than I could reasonably handle.
~ My desire to please let my mouth say 'yes' when my brain was shouting 'no.'
~ I saw things that needed to be done that no one else offered to do.
~ I wanted things done 'right,' so I decided to do them myself.
When I'm struggling through my own patch of briers, it's easy to blame others for the struggles I'm going through. Looking back, however, it's easy to see the responsibility firmly rested on my shoulders. Now I try to pause before diving in and ask: Is doing this realistic? Am I being honest? Have I actually asked for help? Am I being a perfectionist? The Fish card shows up with a meaning of prosperity and abundance. Isn't that what often drives us to take on more than we can handle? Maybe not just from a financial standpoint, but also because we want people to like and think well of us? I need to be truthful and ask myself if all the stress and effort is worth the result. If it is, then I can take on the mentality of another fish - the salmon - and persevere in my endeavor.
I along with you and countless others have found myself in that briar patch. I used to blame others and now I realize I swam right into that catchers net again, asked myself why and what am I supposed to learn from this repeating lesson.
ReplyDeleteI think once we start asking those questions, we can stop repeating the behavior. :)
DeleteI think this is the second or third card I pulled from this deck, something about it ticked me off, and I gave it away. My reaction to briars is Round Up. That is probably why we parted company so quickly.
ReplyDeleteKind of funny, I don't have any Magic Realist or Ciro decks. And they are so popular.
I had all of Ciro's decks originally, but have given them all away except this one. It's the Ten of Cups card that makes me keep it. :) Did you know that "briers" was used as a slur for Appalachian people who moved north and west looking for jobs? My trivia learned for today. :D
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