Changeable Outcomes

From the Tarot of the Absurd, the Eight of Sticks (Wands); from the Post-Psychedelic Cyberpunk Deck, "The Cat:"

          The Eight of Wands is appropriate for me today. I've got my yearly mammogram at 8:30 this morning; after lunch I'll be chairing the book club, followed by a meeting with a friend (much fun and merriment) and then will be closing the day with another meeting with a woman I mentor. A full day that will keep me hopping. Yet Schrödinger's Cat shows up - a paradox based in quantum physics. The idea is that several states can exist simultaneously as long as we don't look to check. Checking (or measurement) is what limits it to a single possibility. What does this have to do with my hurdle jumpers? I see them (and me) running toward a goal that is set. Yet what if the course we're running gets changed suddenly from a straight path to a curvy, longer road? What if the hurdles get higher? I'm the type that likes to stick to the structure of schedules to get things done, but these two cards suggest I better keep an open mind and be willing to be flexible.