Today’s meditation was ten minutes long, and was one of the #DailyCalm sessions in the Calm App. And… I fell asleep.  I know I made it at least half way through the session, but I didn’t make it to the whole “moral of the story for today” end part. It was primarily just a relaxation and breathing exercise, to which I relaxed into just a little too deeply.

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Today’s draw is the Page of Pentacles combined with the affirmation “Today kind of sucks, but you don’t. Hope your day gets better.”

So, when I drew this card this morning, I figured it would just be a rhetorical topic to keep in mind, but it actually turned out to be something that I really needed to hear.

That is because I managed to receive the fluke injury of all fucking time this morning. Driving with the window down, while passing a semi-truck on the highway, the truck’s tire threw a stone (you know, like the ones that crack your windshield). This particular stone comes IN the open window and hits me in the shoulder, and holy CRAP did it hurt. (I’m okay. Just bruised and sore.)

So, as you can imagine, my day really didn’t start off all that great, although I DID manage to not swerve or jerk the steering wheel, so that’s good.

Today message in the cards are to not let one bad experience screw the rest of your day.  That may mean that you have to adjust how you do things in order to accommodate and/or work within the parameters of the unexpected when it jumps in.  That’s why humans are adaptable, though. So when shit happens? Do your best to work at lightening your mood, give yourself a little comfort, and keep going.

DECK USED:  ENCHANTED MUSHROOM TAROT AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

@tarot_juf Een Uitnodiging voor de herfst #SeptemberTarotChallenge
Prompts for September 22nd, 23rd, and 28th

How can I hold on to the warmth in the coming period?

Page of Swords and Garden the Heart – Use your intellect and curiosity to find ways to nurture that softer side within you. Explore things that interest you and allow yourself to learn through experimentation.

This is soft and tender.

Four of Pentacles and Burn Sacred Fire – Your tendency to hunker down and hide in order to obtain a sense of stability is keeping you from the connection to nature that you need. Do not let this habit born out of vulnerability thwart you from fulfilling you needs. Even that vulnerable place inside you needs time out among the trees.

This is becoming more intense.

Nine of Swords and Submerge – Worries, fears, and anxieties are rising as the holiday rush gets closer. Remember to pull yourself up for a breath of fresh air once in a while.  Wallowing in those anxieties and fears are not going to help you, but will drag you down into a pattern that is unhelpful and unhealthy.

DECK USED: ENCHANTED MUSHROOM TAROT AND DIVINE NATURE ORACLE

I used ice packs and ibuprofen today.