Free of Blinders

From the Granny Jones Australian Tarot, the Eight of Swords; from the Button Oracle, Teddy Bear:

We must reinvent a future free of blinders so that we can choose from real options.

~David Suzuki

This kitty would love to get out and try to catch a bird, but the window is firmly closed. Is there no other way outside, such as people coming and going out the doors? He's like most of us; we see an option or a solution but believe it is the only one worth pursuing. When we find that those closed, we don't bother to consider other doors that might offer us an attainable opportunity. Instead, we fruitlessly stay focused on what is out of reach. Teddy Bear represents comfort and reassurance. Whether it's a walk outside, a chat with a friend or time with a pet, we all have ways we can calm and clear our mind. And once our mind is open, we may see our options are too. 

Part Of

From the Granny Jones Australian Tarot, the World; from the Button Oracle, Teddy Bear:

Your problem is how you are going to spend this one odd and precious life you have been issued. Whether you're going to spend it trying to look good and creating the illusion that you have power over people and circumstances, or whether you are going to taste it, enjoy it and find out the truth about who you are. ―Anne Lamott

          Granny's version of the World reminds me of the movie It's a Wonderful Life. Rather than narrowly focusing on his immediate worries, the main character gets a chance to see the big picture of his life. Were we to have such an opportunity, what would we discover with such a wide perspective? Yet today starts a new chapter, one that we will write by how we respond to the day. Teddy Bear's keyword is 'comfort;' first responders often give these toys to children in a crisis to help calm them. Life can seem too big and overwhelming at times. Yet as Yuri Kochiyama reminds us, we have company on this journey: "Life is not what you alone make it. Life is the input of everyone who touched your life and every experience that entered it. We are all part of one another."