Changing the Channel

From the Daniloff Tarot, the Seven of Wands; from the Kuan Yin Sticks, Verse 38:

          Uh oh, this fellow appears to have lost his fierce-looking lion mask, and now he is being attacked by those below him. They see him simply as the man he is, not a fierce beast. Meanwhile, Kuan Yin beckons from the other side with this message:

The moon debuts in the evening sky, 

Yet passing clouds obscure it from view. 

Take heart, for when the clouds retreat, 

A glimmer of hope will trickle through. 

Both my daughter and I recently received notices from our health insurance provider (Blue Cross/Blue Shield) informing us that they are no longer offering policies for individuals in our county or the surrounding counties. In fact no insurance provider does. So because we must have insurance by law or pay a penalty, we have to use the ACA's marketplace to find policies for both of us. I've used the ACA before because of the insanely high premiums in our area, but my daughter has not. Her identity has to be 'verified,' which has caused all kinds of problems (even though we've sent three official types of identification). Like the man without his mask, my composure is beginning to crack with the stress. I'm hoping for a glimmer of hope in the form of a 'verified' email soon. I did receive something from Dr. Rick Hanson, however, about changing the channel of your mind when things go sideways and our daily practices don't help. It was manna from heaven.

Impatient Pushing

From the Daniloff Tarot, Force (Strength); from the Kuan Yin Sticks, Verse 38:

          I've seen house cats that look fiercer than this lion. But perhaps it is the constant awareness and attention of this lass that keeps him tame. In the arch above, a dragon appears on one side and a man with a club on the other. Those two figures seem to illustrate the "Might makes right" and the "Might maintains right" attitudes. Surely the world has been around long enough for folks to figure out that people with the most power or most weapons don't create peace, they only create enemies. This young lady represents the middle approach, the way of compassion and tolerance; she unleashes teeth and claws only when there are no options left.
          The 38th Verse reads:

You long for words from heaven to fall from the moonlit sky: Dim it is and darkened by the racing clouds. Let not your heart be burdened with sorrow and care: The clouds will pass and you will begin anew.

Dark nights of the soul can tempt me to give up hope or blame others for what has happened. I seek an aggressive, quick solution to the problem, sometimes directed at myself and sometimes toward others. The ingredient I most need then is patience to allow things to change at their own pace without any pushing or shoving from me. 

*Kuan Yin artwork is from https://twotwitchatale.wordpress.com