Risks Worth Taking

From the Badgers Forest Tarot, the Fool; from the Gemstone Oracle, Labradorite:

I do believe women have different ways of taking risks, of ruminating a bit more before they jump to conclusions. ―Christine Lagarde

I'm not sure that gender has anything to do with slowing our roll before taking a risk. I'm inclined to think it is more the hard knocks we all experience. This little squirrel needs to figure out if there are more nuts available that won't be as dangerous to gather - there thoughtful risks and idiotic ones. While carefree and trusting, the Fool often must learn that ignorance is not bliss. The flash of Labradorite warns that we need to seek information about a situation before diving in. Dr. Arthur L. Costa and Dr. Bena Kallick, co-founders of the Institute for Habits of Mind, explain that while flexible people are compelled to go beyond established limits, they are not impulsive: "Their risks are educated. They draw on past knowledge, are thoughtful about consequences and have a well-trained sense of what is appropriate. They know that all risks are not worth taking!"

Sharing Accurate Information

This week I'll be using the Badgers Forest Tarot, a deck created and self-published by Nakisha VanderHoeven. Along with it, I'll be using my Gemstone Oracle (with actual stones). The meanings for the stones have loosely been chosen from the book Crystal and Gemstone Divination by Gail Butler (I added quotations with the keywords). Today's draws are the Six of Crows (Pentacles) and Labradorite:

  

          It appears someone has left the crows and other animals some extra food - perhaps a thanksgiving feast just for them. On the topic of generosity, it has been disheartening to watch Trump obsess about election recounts while completely ignoring the health and well-being of the people he is supposed to serve. Yet yesterday I was out gathering some items for a library display and stopped to stick a dollar in the United Way kettle. The bell-ringer gleefully said that it was the second kettle she was filling up today. When I came back out, I made a point to stick another bill in there as well. While the news may focus on everything that is wrong, there are regular people engaging in simple acts of kindness that go largely unseen. They are who I need to focus on as I find small ways to be of service too. Labradorite's keywords are 'news flash' and 'facts about a situation.' Its assigned quote is by Margaret Mead: "I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to add to the sum of accurate information in the world." I will take her advice and spread the word that goodwill exists, it just doesn't usually make the nightly news.