This week I'll be using the Anna K. Tarot, created and self-published by Anna Klaffinger (though now published by Llewellyn). Along with it, I'll be drawing from the Meditation Cards, a deck created and self-published by Asha Greer. All the keywords and quotes for these cards have been added by me. Today's draws are the Ace of Pentacles and Harried Mind:
The thrill of an unexpected gift or opportunity is nearly always welcome, whether it's a bonus check, a paid vacation, or an addition to one's family (pet or person). How will we spend our time, energy or money with its arrival? It often brings more questions and quandaries rather than answers. The quote for Harried Mind might provide a guide post:
Peace and clarity arrive through understanding patterns and the underlying nature of our minds, rather than through stopping our thoughts, achieving some special state, or having a particular experience.
—Oren Jay Sofer
Pausing, finding stillness and quiet, can help slow the busyness of the mind long enough to sort the wheat from the chaff. And it gives us a chance to take the advice of Guillaume Apollinaire: "Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."
"Just be" a place I am still working on finding, and with a bit of trepidation. My busyness has been the thread of my life and to be "just be" is scary. Resistance mode.
ReplyDeleteI understand, being raised to be busy and productive during every waking moment. To 'just be' can feel unnatural.
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