From the New Liminal Tarot, the Ten of Wands; from the State By State playing cards, the Two of Spades - Illinois:
Perspective is everything when you are experiencing the challenges of life.
–Joni Eareckson Tada
In this Ten of Wands, a man carries a heavy load while walking barefoot over hot coals. It's amazing how the mind can make our challenges larger than they are: our hardship can seem insurmountable and obstacles impassable. We don't need to undermine our difficulties, but neither do we need to allow them to mushroom into mountains. Abraham Lincoln illustrates the Two of Spades, and perhaps no other person has borne a weight greater than he. This quote illuminates his outlook, explaining how he could carry such a burden in reuniting our country: "We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses."
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