Quality not Quickness

This week I'll be using the Hezicos Tarot, created and self-published by Mary Griffin. Along with it I'll be using the Way of the Horse, an oracle deck and book set created by Linda Kohanov with Kim McElroy and published by New World Library. The two cards drawn for today are the Seven of Cups and Sky of Mind:

The quality of your life is built on the quality of your decisions.

–Wesam Fawz

When we are spoiled for choice, it's easy to choose what we think we'll bring us the quickest satisfaction with the smallest of effort. Or if prone to fantasy, we may build grand expectations of one choice on assumptions with no concrete basis. Griffin suggests patience is needed as well as common sense in making any big decision. Sky of Mind encourages us to be a master of our own mind, allowing emotions and thoughts to come and go like clouds in the sky without attaching to any of them. Rather than focusing on what we believe our life should look like, we see it realistically, allowing discernment to guide us. There is room for possibilities if we don't demand specifics. Instead of being influenced by our grasping or clinging, we can consider Roy Disney's advice: "Decision making is easy when your values are clear."

This is It

From the Hezicos Tarot, the Hierophant; from the Way of the Horse, Sky of Mind:

Any teacher worth his or her salt is enthusiastic about what they teach. But what happens when life unfolds in unexpected ways or something that we've ignored comes front and center? This elderly Hierophant seems tired, but at peace. It's good if people want to hear what he has to say, but if they don't that's okay too. Whatever comes, he can actively apply what he's learned. It reminds me of the Thich Nhat Hanh's enso with the words "This is it" in the center (meaning whatever we encounter - all of it - is part of the spiritual path). Sky of Mind suggests stepping out of ego's box of 'things to be concerned with' into our sky mind. In meditation, we can sit on the riverbank, watching our thoughts and emotions flowing by. We don't have to dive in. Instead, we can look up at the sky and remember that life is more spacious than this particular eddy our mind has been stuck in.