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How to Help Life Suck Less
Scrolling through Reddit this week, I came across a post on r/ask simply titled, “Does Life Suck? Why / why not?”
People gave all variety of answers, from long pep talks to short, sullen statements to philosophical meanderings.
It got me thinking about how both are inherently true, life has lovely aspects and awful aspects, and we are all going to get a mix.
The real question is how to make life suck less.
It’s different for each of us, but here are some of my personal tried and true ways . . .
Train Your Brain for the Long Game
I am proud to share that this month, I accomplished a goal of a tarot lesson that combines movie archetypes and tarot.
It took me over 30 hours to create in many sessions where I had to choose to sit down and write, then edit, then prep tech tools and lights, then film, find clips, then edit, then edit, then edit some more.
When we stay vigilant on a long-term, self-motivated goal, it can be very disconcerting and even physically uncomfortable at first.
Over time, our brain gets the “real dopamine” of meaningful accomplishments, and final completion gives us a deeply satisfying continual flow.
Tarot reading for International Women’s Day
Tarot is a field that has a very female lineage. There are readers of all genders, but women have carried this art form through the centuries to modern day.
When I went to my first NW Tarot Symposium conference, I was surprised to find the unique culture that comes with this women-led industry.
There is a collaborative mindset of sharing our gifts and celebrating each other’s wins.
We support each other’s businesses.
We listen to other’s card interpretations with open minds and questions, even if we debate some concepts.
Male readers are quite enthusiastic to enact these values as well. Truly secure men enjoy their feminine side as much as women can enjoy our healthy masculine side.
This community makes me proud to be a reader.
Drink from the Cup
The Cups Suit is about water. This element relates directly to the heart as a center of emotions and spirituality.
Water flows with gravity and finds it’s way to the ground. It’s incredibly powerful in this insistent path and cuts through rock to create canyons over time.
Our own hearts are the same element. Big feelings can be contained temporarily, but they will carve through to freedom, often becoming a churning eddy that bursts forth when time and circumstance set them loose.
In my experience, this ends up happening at inopportune times. I am so grateful for the stranger on the bus who held my hand while I openly wept. And all the others who were in the right place at the right time to nurture my tears unexpectedly.
Let Go to Let In
Today, I hope you’ll consider one area of your life that needs a little clearing up. It can be physical, mental, emotional, or energetic.
For any form of clearing, we start with attention.
What feelings need felt to let them move through you?
What thoughts need better noticed when they come up so we can pause and transmute them into a healthier version?
Where are we putting our energy too often that isn’t replenishing us enough?
What area of our spaces feels stagnant and cluttered?
Swords Court Cards and a Free Reading
Below is an offering of a free reading for the week ahead.
It focuses a lot on the power of the Swords Court, so I want to offer a short lesson in these cards as well.
The Swords Suit has the most intimidating images of all the minor arcana.
This is because it’s about the mind. The brain serves us best when it has focus and quiet listening behind it.
As the mind amplifies in intensity, or increases up to ten in the minor arcana suit, it often brings fears, anxieties, and neurosis.
What I try to help my tarot students understand is that the Swords Court cards do not reflect this darkness. They are simply the Air sign personalities who are more intellectual, logical, and mentally centered.
Happy Year of the Wood Dragon
Xīnnián kuàilè! (Pronounced “She-nee-an Kwai leh”)
Happy New Year!
I lived in Taiwan for two years teaching English, and loved the vibrant fun of ringing in the lunar new year.
Celebrate by wearing red clothes this weekend, hanging red decor from your door, visit your beloved elders to pay respects, and do NOT clean house on Saturday! Get chores done on Friday or Sunday instead.
The Wood Dragon is an abundant year for creative endeavors and laying down foundations for long-term goals.
Imbolc Rituals: Welcome in the Light
Happy Imbolc!
We are at the halfway point between Winter and Spring. While Groundhog’s day is a US tradition that has only been celebrated since 1887, there is ample evidence that the Neolithic Celtic people marked this point in their calendars with rituals up to 6,000 years ago.
Free Reading with Golden Girls
Thank you for being a friend, dear reader. It means a lot to me.
After the blizzards and record-breaking rainstorms around the US last week, I think we can all do with a little sunny daydream of a warm place with witty friends.
This week, I am sharing a longer form reading with you from my beloved Golden Girls deck.
Anxiety is a Beast: Tips to manage
This week, I had a little getaway planned with a group retreat. Sounds lovely, yeah?
Well, there was a snowstorm a few days before leaving. I only knew two of the 40 people going. I also had to put a lot of work on pause.
This combination created it’s own little perfect storm. Driving anxiety, social anxiety, and workaholic guilt all collided in my nervous system.
As many of us do, I wrestle with angst. Throughout my life, I have worked very hard to build tools to manage it that I want to share with you here.
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