No One Is Coming

 From the Sweitlistej Drogi Tarot, the Chariot; from the Mirrors of the Heart, Home:

Girls like us, we have to save ourselves. Nobody else will get you home.

― Christina Henry

          No one is coming to save me. It's not that they wouldn't if they could. Most people are already carrying around a huge psychological weight of their own. The Dark Box often leads to self-absorption, so it's easy to misinterpret what appears as a lack of concern in others when in reality it's all they can do to stay on their feet themselves. The Chariot encourages and prods: "Get started, with whatever resources you have and wherever you are at the moment. Just move." Others may offer advice, but I'm the one that must make the effort. Do what is necessary, then do something different, just for today. Then tomorrow, start again. Home symbolizes a refuge; one of the greatest havens and supports I can create is in my mind. Rather than positive thinking, neuropsychologist Rick Hanson advocates for positive neuroplasticity: pausing to really pay attention to any small, good experience and enjoying it fully to develop inner strength. Later, it can be brought to mind and relived. Time to get moving.