Making Noise or Making Music

From the Gill Tarot, the Devil:

We humans do some weird stuff trying to make uncomfortable feelings go away. We eat, shop, drink or take drugs, get in and out of relationships, hoard money, etc. One of the obsessive ways I handle anxiety is through accumulating information. I can surf the internet for hours or load my Kindle with books thinking that the right knowledge will make it go those icky emotions go away. But what I'm running from (in my case, anxiety) is actually what holds the key. If I can sit with my fear and observe it, I might discover where the roots of it are planted. Perhaps there is something I can do, or maybe I just need to accept life on life's terms. Either way, I don't have to rely on behaviors that will only complicate my life rather than help it.

From the oracle deck The Circle comes "Friction:"

A bow glides across the strings of a violin, creating lovely music (or screechy noise if I was playing it), and it reminds me I need to be discerning in what I chose as a coping mechanism. Yet friction also implies that the right amount of stress can produce beneficial action. Like the musician who knows which strings to hold down and how to move the bow, I need to be mindful of the results I produce by my what I choose to do. If my behavior isn't creating beautiful music, I need to approach things from a different angle.