Buy Yourself Some Flowers

From the Tarot of the Secret Forest, the Six of Wands; from the Faeries' Oracle, She of the Cruach:

Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers. —Veronica A. Shoffstall

Not all of us get a parade when we've met our challenges successfully. Instead, some of us find our best friend and go for a joy ride to celebrate. All of our striving and hard work have paid off, and now it's time to let off some pent-up energy. We don't have to wait for the world to acknowledge and celebrate our victory, we can do it ourselves. She of the Cruach is the yin energy of the Universe - creative, nurturing and receptive. She asks us to drink from her cup of acceptance and love, acknowledging our worth and our inner goodness.

Scarcity of self-value cannot be remedied by money, recognition, affection, attention or influence.

—Gary Zukav

Becoming a Bowl

From the Tarot of the Secret Forest, the Two of Swords:

This person has been pushed to the edge of a cliff, and now a choice has to be made.  He carries one sword in a scabbard at his side, while another points upward, as if offering the hilt to some unknown starry being.  It's as if he is saying, "Someone else must make this decision for me, because I'm overwhelmed and don't know what to do!"  The evergreen tree growing beside him offers a clue.  Like the roots that hold it firmly on the mountainside, he needs to be still and reach deep inside to his intuitive/higher Self.  He might not like the answer he finds, but he'll realize it is the right one.

     From the Oracle of the Faeries' comes the "She of the Cruach:"

Froud and MacBeth associate this fairy with the principle of receptivity.  Her lesson is to teach us to lay aside opinions and judgments, projections and assumptions.  Like an empty bowl, we wait to be filled.  This approach is so contrary to the "American way."  We'd much rather push, pull and force our will on people and situations.  But instead, she encourages to open ourselves willingly and accept what we are offered.