With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown. ~ Chinese Proverb
Hexagram 28: A forest submerged in a great body of water.
There's a saying that I find myself thinking of lately: Hurry up and wait. As this particular Seven of Pentacles card points out, patience is a virtue, one that I can either adopt or ignore. But the kicker is that my frustration with having to wait will not make things move at a faster pace, they'll just make me suffer more. It's like the story Pema Chodron tells about the arrow: “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...” Sharyn pointed me in this direction yesterday in her comment on my post. The I Ching card points out that limitations have been overlooked, and now there is a price to pay known as STRESS. There's no need for blame or shame, only blunt honesty. Time to start moving according to natural rhythms rather than an artificial, self-imposed cadence.
