Put It In Your Pocket

From the Mary-El Tarot, the Nine of Cups; from the OH Cards, Goodbye/Ugly:

In life you have to learn to count the good days. You have to tuck them in your pocket and carry them around with you.

―Richard Osman

White has chosen to illustrate this Nine of Cups with a baboon - a symbol of Thoth, the Egyptian god of wisdom. This great ape seems to be soaking in the joy he currently feels as opposed to the 'Ugly Goodbye' in the OH card combo. The solidity of the baboon indicates his understanding and acceptance of the cycles of happy and sad, pleasant and unpleasant. Like Osman's quote, he's figured out how to tuck the good ones in his pocket for later recollection instead of ranting and railing when things change. He realizes inner contentment is much more stable than any dependence on what's external. And though no happy experience can be exactly replicated, he's sure there will be other joyful times ahead.