Concentrated Effort, Even Temperament

From the Urban Tarot, the Three of Disks; from the Principles to Live By, Equanimity:

          The 'Works' card is one of concentrated effort; as Scott says, inspiration has been followed by perspiration. Some jobs or tasks can seem monumental, and we may feel like we are trying to move a weight that is too heavy for us to lift. Yet one of the skills this card implies is learning how to gather a team to help us accomplish our goal. Nearly every successful person has a dedicated posse; in the backs of their books, for example, authors often acknowledge the assistance of family, editors and publishers. However most projects will have a bump in the road or a challenge that may require a detour from the original plan. The principle of Equanimity encourages us to be level-headed and even-tempered no matter what is going on. I recently ran across an Al-Anon acronym that expressed one of this group's fundamental ideas: Q-TIP (Quit Taking It Personally). When things don't go the way I want or when the dramas of other people interfere, it can feel like the Universe is unjustly picking on me. But there is freedom to be found in realizing this is just how life unfolds for everyone.

You always own the option of having no opinion. There is never any need to get worked up or to trouble your soul about things you can't control. These things are not asking to be judged by you. Leave them alone. ~ Marcus Aurelius