From the Slow Tarot, the Nine of Wands; from the ROAR Oracle, Sojourner Truth:
Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work through difficult problems. ― Gever Tulley
Goodness, this woman looks exhausted and worn, but she's still standing. I can understand today how she feels; you take care of one thing only for another to arise that must be dealt with. If I get lost in the self-pity of "what now!?" I can fail to appreciate what I have already accomplished and may give up. This resilient lady is likely very aware of the cherry blossoms blooming on the wands behind her, showing the successful progress she has made. She takes the proverb "No hill lasts forever" as gospel. Sojourner Truth was an evangelist and an advocate for abolition and women's rights. In 1851, she delivered her famous “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech, challenging prevailing notions of racial and gender inferiority and inequality. She welcomed the challenge to make a stand for her values and beliefs, ignoring the expectations of others, and she would encourage us to do the same.
If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again! And now they is asking to do it, the men better let them. —Sojourner Truth
Trapped in self-pity it is hard to recognize and remind ourselves of all that we have done. Bringing us right back to Gratitude is the Abracadabra
ReplyDeleteGrateful recognition can give us the confidence to keep going!
Deletewonder if Sojourner would be surprised or appalled that women's rights are still pretty much stuck where they were in 1851
ReplyDeleteWell not entirely... We got the right to vote in 1920. And my mom had to take leave from teaching when her pregnancy began to show. :)
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