Falling Elevator

From the Daniloff Tarot, the Ten of Swords; from the Kuan Yin Oracle, verse 59:

Artwork by Elizabeth Keith

 If we watch ourselves honestly we shall often find that we have begun to argue against a new idea even before it has been completely stated. ~Wilfred Trotter

          Some of us find ourselves in the elevator of life rushing toward the ground and headed for a crash. Even so, we hang onto old ideas and beliefs that got us in this situation, believing things might magically turn around. But every now and then we can become so miserable and hopeless that we are willing to listen and entertain some different views and suggestions. If we act, we might have a chance to hit that emergency stop button before we hit bottom. The Kuan Yin verse reads:

Climbing a tower

when you want to hide

makes about as much sense as holding your breath

because you are trapped in a thorny jungle. 

Besides sticking to our guns or being open-minded, we can choose a third option: we stick our head in the sand. We pretend if we don't acknowledge it, it will go away. That makes as much sense as jumping from that tower and expecting to sprout wings. If we want something different, we must learn to think and act differently.