Celebrating the Good

From Tarot by Caro, the Four of Wands; from the Holitzka I Ching, Hexagram 22:

What drew my eye in this Four of Wands was the heart between the two women. A true celebration is about cheering on those we love, wishing them good things ahead. It is about congratulating those to whom our heart is connected who have met and overcome challenges. We might think that we can celebrate the comeuppance of those who have been in the business of using and hurting other beings. But retribution doesn't bring real joy, only a very brief moment of satisfying revenge. We can't really revel in it because the heavy suitcase of resentment we're still dragging around weighs us down. Hexagram 22 implies both grace and beauty. It is a reminder that each day should be about celebrating the good, not giving the bad free rent in our head.

Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?

Tell me, what is it you plan to do

with your one wild and precious life?

—Mary Oliver