Savoring Satisfaction

This week I'll be using the Ferret Tarot, created and self-published by Elaine Moertl. Along with it, I'll be drawing from Nature's Wisdom Oracle, created by Mindy Lighthipe and published by Schiffer Books. The cards for today are the Nine of Cups and Fish:

We frame the moment, give it our full attention, savour and hold it,

in an awareness that the moment will pass. ― Louisa T. Brits

          Whoa buddy, you might not want to chug-a-lug that drink of contentment quite so fast. Moertl describes the Nine of Cups as the satisfaction of the simple pleasures of life. This is a moment to soak in and enjoy rather than gobble down and grasp. It will pass, but if we pay attention, we'll have a lovely memory to recall when we need to lighten our day. The Fish card has been assigned the keyword fearlessness; most fish don't have eyelids (and if they do, they're transparent), so their eyes are open always. Fear is an innate part of our biology that we can't get rid of, but acknowledging it without feeding it can help us respond wisely rather than react. When those Nine of Cups moments pass, we can keep swimming forward, staying mindfully in the present. 

Do not fear things that arise in the mind; question them, know them. The truth is more than thought and feelings, so do not believe and get caught by them. See the whole process arising and ceasing. This understanding gives rise to wisdom. —Achaan Chah