August 27
Today’s meditation was ten minutes long, and was one of the #DailyCalm sessions in the Calm app.
The session for today was on the topic of emotional dependence, and how when we grasp onto something too tightly, sometimes it can cause what we are so desperately trying to hold onto to smother and die. The session talked about how trust helps us to keep from tightening our grip too much, and how this is why trust in one’s relationships with others is so important.
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Today’s card is the UFO Area card combined with the affirmation “You don’t have to maximize the potential of every day. Some days are just about getting through.”
Belief is a choice. This card makes me think of the movie Independence Day (1996). People assuming that aliens come in peace and racing up to rooftops to celebrate and welcome them, only to have the space ship open up and the aliens to kill them all in a single blast.
People… actions speak louder than words. Those two fingers that little green man is holding up don’t necessarily mean “we come in peace”. Maybe he’s ordering take-out a la “two humans to go, please”. You don’t know. You can believe anything you -want- to believe, but it won’t change the truth, and the truth is? Actions always speak louder than words.
Sometimes, we forget that, yeah? And when we do? We usually end up getting hurt.
The cards for today are a reminder that it’s okay to step away sometimes when that hurt or sense of betrayal nips you in the ass. We all experience it now and then, and it’s okay to need to take some time now and then to lick your wounds, pull yourself back together, and then (eventually) work toward getting back on the horse again.
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August 29
Today’s meditation was skipped.
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Today’s card is the Nine of Swords combined with the affirmation “Don’t focus on success or failure; just focus on effort. Focus on trying.”
I like this affirmation much better than the “do your best” one from the 28th. Just sayin’.
Fear can make you balk when it matters most to just put in a little effort. So many tasks often feel so much bigger and more intimidating than they actually are when our anxieties conflate them to the point that they seem impossible to accomplish.
It’s important to remember during these times when our confidence flags that the massive size of what we’re looking at is all conjecture and perspective. It’s a lie whispered by fear. If you step forward and try anyway, that fear will recede, and in most cases you will then be able to see that the hurdle you’d been dreading really wasn’t insurmountable after all.
Twisting the Leaf 