Push It or Pause

From the Daniloff Tarot, the Ten of Wands; from the Kuan Yin Sticks, Verse 19:

          This fellow clutches an armload of branches while also carrying a load on his back. He looks exhausted but determined, because the goal is in sight. He's about to step through a vesica piscis, a shape formed by the intersection of two circles that symbolizes birth. In his situation, what he's been working so hard for is about to materialize. Yet Kuan Yin's Verse 19 offers a warning; the translation from Marina Lighthouse reads:

To set sail with the surf this wild, you truly have to be out of your mind. To survive the journey 

in one piece, wait until the waves subside.

I can't count the number of times I've been in a hurry to finish something, but instead of taking my time, I pushed through to the end. Artwork that started out well turned out looking like a rush job. Gardening tasks that I insisted on finishing ended with me in pain from an injury. In all such cases, a little voice told me to slow down and finish things later, but I refused to listen. Perhaps this time I'll relax, revel in having made tremendous progress, and continue when my mind and body is revitalized and strengthened.