Worth It

From the Ferret Tarot, the Six of Swords; from the Nature's Wisdom Oracle, the Sea Turtle:

          I'm convinced that Roombas are smarter than most humans, because these vacuum robots know how to navigate obstacles instead of run into them over and over. When humans look for a solution, whether it's to solve a problem or get out of a blue funk, we will continue to do the same things even though they don't work. When we get tired of that, we bring other people into our 'boat,' expecting them to tell us what to do. But there really is only one fix: steer the mind in a different direction. No one can do this for us (which is why I'm glad to see the ferret piloting his own boat). The problem we run into when trying to train the mind is that our patterns have well-worn paths that our thoughts would prefer to follow. It's not easy to blaze a new trail, which is where the Sea Turtle's keyword of endurance comes in. Most sea turtles migrate well over a thousand miles each year, between their feeding grounds and the beaches where they nest. Their message is that the effort is worth the result.

You need to see where you are going, and you also need a way to get there. The way to get there is what is referred to as skillful means. ~ Judy Lief