Within Our Reach

From the Cosmic Cycles Tarot, the Fool; from the Magic Neko Deck, the Four of Clubs:

Mend the part of the world that is within your reach.     

~Clarissa Pinkola Estes

          A young man takes a break from cliff climbing for a cigarette break. Since he's not facing the cliff wall, he can see the sunrise and beauty around him. That pause - when we're trying to fix a person or situation and finally realize how powerless we are - alters and widens our perception. In this space of awareness, we acknowledge that surrendering to reality means a return to sanity. The Four of Clubs shows a kitty roasting a marshmallow, a task that requires attention and patience if you want a nicely browned squishy treat instead of a glob of fire. He would tell the young man that having an insight isn't a new tool to try to hammer things into place (that's just more egoic control). This is about working on what is within our reach - ourselves.