Pincushion

From the Shadowlands Tarot, the Three of Swords; from the Brownie Wisdom deck, "Small deeds:"

If someone comes along and shoots an arrow into your heart, it’s fruitless to stand there and yell at the person. It would be much better to turn your attention to the fact that there’s an arrow in your heart...

― Pema Chödrön

We've all been a pincushion at times - the object of constant criticism or unkind barbs. No matter how cool we try to look on the outside, it still hurts. If we retaliate instead of taking care of our wounded heart, then all we've done is create two people in pain. When that victorious feeling of getting in a jab at another person fizzles, we're left to ruminate on our own hurt. The Brownie card encourages us to flip the script, to do some small, good deeds for others instead or perpetuating pain. Then we'll create two people filled with joy.