I use tarot and oracle cards as tools for reflection and contemplation. Rather than divining the future, they are a way for me to look more deeply at the "now."
"The goal isn't to arrive, but to meander, to saunter, to make your life a holy wandering." ~ Rami Shapiro

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Every Life a Legacy

From the Wayfarer Tarot, the Ace of Water (Cups); from the Curious Oracle, Gull (Journey):
          A crack opens in the dry earth, sending up a stream of water and a rose. We've had drought conditions here for months, but a recent rain lasting several days brought the precipitation we needed to avoid the death of many plants, trees, and shrubs. Similarly, a small act of love can nourish and sustain others. It can be hard to reach out and offer unconditional kindness and compassion - it makes us vulnerable if our love is rejected or when the recipient eventually dies. But the welling up of joy that comes from being willing to offer love is worth the cost; this is what produces emotional fulfillment in our lives. The Gull represents a journey, and like most journeys, relationships of any kind never move in a straight, unerring line. Unlike the gull, relationships have no destination to be reached but daily aspirations to guide us. Oprah once told Maya Angelou that the school she built for girls in Africa would be her legacy. Maya replied that her legacy would be every life she touched - it had nothing to do with buildings or institutions.

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  1. Sharyn Mallow WoerzOctober 23, 2019 at 9:41 AM

    that feeling of vulnerability. Animals give unconditional love without expectations. Wish I were brave enough to do that.

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    1. thesycamoretreeOctober 23, 2019 at 10:19 AM

      I've known folks that refused to get a pet because they were afraid of dealing with their death. But even with the grief taken into account, there's so much love they miss out on.

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  2. Carolyn TindorOctober 23, 2019 at 4:23 PM

    Here too we have experienced the drought. Rain Saturday, will hopefully bring relief to the parched ground.

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