Today’s meditation was eleven minutes long, and was one of the #DailyTrip sessions from the @Calm app. Balance vs balancing.

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The @GlitterbyInk #JuneSun25 Challenge
Summer Sunlight Prompt for June 2 : Light
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Five of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of pessimism, regrets, doomsday thinking, disappointments, and occasionally, failure (or at the very least, the perception of failure).

And the cards say… you missed the mark yesterday. Try again.

Maybe the bad shit is actually a boon, yeah? What was in those cups anyway?

I am struggling. It’s hard to admit to that, but there it is. I thought that I had adapted well to the building that went up across the alley from my own, but what I’m finding instead? Is that I feel closed in and constantly bombarded by noises and smells.

What if this experience has a boon to it, though? What if this struggle is teaching me something about myself and what is essential to my wellness and happiness? What if the experience is to help in my growth?

The Five of Cups for today combined with the “Light” prompt asks us to look at our struggles not as discomfort and misery, but to seek out a lighter view and look for the boon. How is this struggle benefiting you, either now, or in the long run? Instead of wallowing in the negative, seek out the positive spin in order to see things from a lighter viewpoint and actually gain something from this negative experience.

DECK USED: PRACTICAL TAROT

@LightningWildflower‘s June Tarot Challenge
Discovery Prompts for June 1st thru 3rd

What am I learning about myself?

Golden Phoenix – Above all else, you’re a survivor. You might come out the other side emaciated and tattered, but you will rise, survive, and live on to thrive once more. This is true no matter the hurdle or struggle involved.

What new things would I enjoy researching more about?

Mossy Dryad atop Dark Ferret – Take your camera and its macro lens with you and go scurrying through the undergrowth. There is healing to be found in getting lost in the smallest of nature’s wonders.

What have I discovered recently that I want to share with others?

Deadly Vine – Wow. This went really literal. I’ve noticed that there’s some foxglove and tansy growing in the weeds behind the houses on Ms B’s street. I’ve been considering giving the neighbors a heads up, as many of them have young children and pets.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Wood Fern for Exorcising Negative Influences
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy