From the Granny Jones Australian Tarot, the Six of Cups; from the Button Oracle, Eagle:
Like Granny looking through old photo albums, we often relive moments of the past in our mind. But as we get older and grayer, we also find ourselves checking the obituaries and the calendar for doctor appointments. Some of us may feel as if our body is betraying us as we age. Others, upon hearing of a death in their circle, begin to make comments about the person's lack of a healthy diet or exercise, as if that talisman might protect them from a similar fate. It's not that we need to give up taking care of our body and mind, but we do need to accept that we all come to the same end. Eagle represents clarity and a wide perspective: "An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity." (Martin Luther King, Jr.) Moving out of a self-absorbed orbit can help us live out our days with meaning and equanimity.
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