From the Granny Jones Tarot, the Seven of Swords:
Granny doesn't leave much to the imagination with this image. She covers all the bases: people stealing ideas, someone pretending to be sincere, and Granny herself being stabbed in the back. But what this card made me think of was how often I use those daggers on my own self, by telling people what I think they want to hear. I don't mean trying to be tactful rather than brutally honest, but deliberately choosing not to say what I think for fear it may upset someone's apple cart. There's a fine line between keeping the peace and burying the truth.
From the Button Oracle comes "Fishing:"
"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after."
~ Thoreau
In tying this button in with the card above, I thought of the phrase "fishing for compliments." Is this a self-esteem issue, or is it like a friend often states: "I'm not much but I'm all I think about"?
