Moments Big As Years

From the Light Seer's Tarot, the Six of Cups; from the Tapestry Oracle, Congregation:

We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called dreams. ―Jeremy Irons

This card made my heart squeeze a little, remembering our sweet Auggie Doggie who adopted us. She could climb a fence like a cat, and decided our house was now her house. Good memories are good medicine as long as we don't get stuck in them. They help us exit negative thinking and can aid in increasing our sense of well-being. Congregation offers us present-day medicine. Being a part of a group, knowing that someone has our back and is there to celebrate our achievements, is beneficial in experiencing the joys and challenges of life. Whether pets or people, we are social animals.

As we've gotten older, we seem to just collect stray cats rather than dogs. Our latest addition is Tadpole, who came to us starving (weighing only a few ounces), blind in one eye, and making noises like a spring peeper because of a respiratory infection. He's now about 13 lbs. and is walked daily on a leash in the yard because he's so full of energy. He's outgrown his name, so we just call him Taddy Boy.

Learning with Others

From the Light Seer's Tarot, the Page of Pentacles; from the Tapestry Oracle, Congregation:

Is this young Page practicing a yoga posture? Unlike her cousin the Page of Swords who learns from reading and listening, the Page of Pentacles is a doer. If she wants to learn tai chi, she will be out at the park practicing with others until she becomes skilled. The hands-on experience is what she seeks because it is how she learns best. I'm sure she drove her teachers at school nuts wanting to know how each subject could be applied in the real world. But she also knows something that can make learning more fun. As Congregation points out, being with a group of like-minded folks all trying to learn new skills can be rewarding.